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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Minnesota 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?

$475

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $475 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $158 to the doctor who performs it, and $316 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$158$102 to $229
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$316$151 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $78 to $2,042Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $63 to $339
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $316professional $158

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
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$389.05
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$741.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$331.13

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 35th of 50

$475

$158 physician + $316 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.