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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Hawaii 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?

$1,274

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,274 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $126 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$126$48.98 to $126
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$1,000 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,884Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $30 to $141
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,148professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
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
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88

Where Hawaii 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

Hawaii· 12th of 51

$1,274

$126 physician + $1,148 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.