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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland cost?

$2,504

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,504 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $105 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$105$72.44 to $141
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,047 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,129Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $60 to $191
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $105

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$177.83
5 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
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$10.23

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Connecticut than in Montana. 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$2,504

$105 physician + $2,399 facility

CT $2,817MT $205

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.