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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42400

In this procedure, a doctor uses a thin needle to take a small tissue sample from a salivary gland, usually to evaluate a lump or swelling in the gland. The sample is then examined under a microscope to help determine whether the growth is benign or something that needs further treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland cost?

$259

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $259 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $141 to the doctor who performs it, and $117 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$141$91.20 to $282
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$117$81.28 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $60 to $282Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $52 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $117professional $141

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$537.03
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$346.74

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 24.7 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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

Alaska· 41st of 50

$259

$141 physician + $117 facility

NJ $4,562WV $185

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.