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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

North Carolina 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?

$386

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $386 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $151 to the doctor who performs it, and $234 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$151$107 to $200
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$234$110 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,862Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $68 to $275
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $234professional $151

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
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
7 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
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$386

$151 physician + $234 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.