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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Colorado 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$295 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,511Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $603
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $363

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
$316.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
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
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$380

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.