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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Louisiana 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?

$1,352

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,352 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $93.33 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,259 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$93.33$63.10 to $126
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,259$692 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $178 to $3,467Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $51 to $158
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,259professional $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
$138.04
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 30th of 50

$1,352

$93.33 physician + $1,259 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.