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Radical Tonsil Area Removal With Flap Repair

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 42845

Removes a cancer involving the tonsil, the folds of tissue around it and the area behind the back teeth, taking a wide margin of surrounding tissue, then rebuilds the site with a flap of tissue brought in from elsewhere in the body. Bringing in tissue with its own blood supply fills the gap and helps swallowing and speech recover. It is a lengthy operation, usually part of a wider cancer treatment plan.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Radical Tonsil Area Removal With Flap Repair cost?

$3,093

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,093 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $955 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,862 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$955$603 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,318Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $275 to $3,162
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $955professional $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,981.07
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.4 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 46th of 51

$3,093

$2,138 physician + $955 facility

ME $29,734MD $2,853

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.