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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Nevada 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?

$1,789

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,789 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $91.20 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,698 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$91.20$58.88 to $115
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,698$102 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $55 to $4,365Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $51 to $162
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $91

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
$54.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.89
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$138.04
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$141.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 20th of 50

$1,789

$91.20 physician + $1,698 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.