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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42405

This procedure removes a small sample of tissue from a salivary gland through a surgical cut, so it can be examined under a microscope. It is used to help diagnose a lump, swelling, or other abnormality found in a salivary gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Biopsy cost?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$389 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,413 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,079Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $257 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $891

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$891.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,981.07
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,248.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
12 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
$117.49
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$158.49
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$933

AK $933UT $219

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.