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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

New Hampshire 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?

$1,520

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,520 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $107 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,413 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$107$77.62 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$389 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $120 to $8,913Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $56 to $204
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,413professional $107

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
$213.80
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$269.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$120.23

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 25th of 50

$1,520

$107 physician + $1,413 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.