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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Biopsy cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$282$240 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$692 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $347 to $2,042Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $417
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,413professional $282

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
$288.40
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $302 · 40th of 51
MN $589KY $275

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.