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Return Surgery to Stop Nasal-Passage Bleeding

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 42972

A procedure to control bleeding from the back of the nose and upper throat area that requires a return trip to the operating room, typically after an earlier attempt to stop the bleeding was not enough. It is a more involved intervention than simple packing or cautery done at bedside. This is often needed after significant nosebleeds or as a complication following other ear, nose, and throat surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Return Surgery to Stop Nasal-Passage Bleeding cost?

$708

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $2,042.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $6,761Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,455
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $5,370professional $708

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wyoming $708 · 16th of 51
CA $1,445WV $501

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.