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Needle Biopsy of a Salivary Gland

Wyoming 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?

$107

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $72.44 to $214.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,311Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $54 to $251
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$275.42

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Minnesota than in Rhode Island. 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.

Wyoming· 16th of 51

$107

MN $158RI $91.20

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.