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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

South Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland cost?

$1,508

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,508 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $95.50 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$95.50$63.10 to $117
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,413$389 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $98 to $4,074Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $52 to $145
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,413professional $95

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Connecticut than in Montana. 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

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$1,508

$95.50 physician + $1,413 facility

CT $2,817MT $205

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.