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Stopping Adenoid-Area Bleeding, Straightforward Case

Rhode Island rates for HCPCS 42970

This procedure controls bleeding from the adenoid area at the back of the nasal passage, most often occurring after adenoid removal or a similar procedure in that area. It's used for a straightforward case that can be managed without hospital admission. The bleeding is controlled directly, such as with pressure, cautery, or a topical medication.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stopping Adenoid-Area Bleeding, Straightforward Case cost?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $269 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$457 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$141 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $389 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $269professional $501

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
3 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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Utah. 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$501

WY $1,288UT $309

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.