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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Oklahoma 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?

$1,472

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,472 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $91.20 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$91.20$56.23 to $107
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$759 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,890Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $51 to $151
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,380professional $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
$104.71
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$141.25

Where Oklahoma sits

The same service costs 24.7 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeOklahoma $1,472 · 27th of 50
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.