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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Arizona 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?

$2,231

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,231 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $93.33 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$93.33$58.88 to $117
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$145 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $76 to $5,495Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $93

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$346.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 14th of 50

$2,231

$93.33 physician + $2,138 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.