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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

North Dakota 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?

$214

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $110 to the doctor who performs it, and $105 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$110$79.43 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$105$53.70 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $54 to $1,995Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $50 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $105professional $110

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
$104.71
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 48th of 50

$214

$110 physician + $105 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.