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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Arkansas 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?

$883

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $883 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $89.13 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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$89.13$56.23 to $112
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$525 to $1,175

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,820Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $51 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $89

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
$74.13
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96

Where Arkansas 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

Arkansas· 33rd of 50

$883

$89.13 physician + $794 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.