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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Nebraska 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?

$2,292

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,292 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $105 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$105$69.18 to $155
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$141 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $89 to $12,589Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $54 to $240
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,188professional $105

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
$109.65
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$239.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$398.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$302.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$245.47

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 13th of 50

$2,292

$105 physician + $2,188 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.