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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Florida 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?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$219$182 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$871 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,026Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $145 to $355
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,549professional $219

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
$478.63
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
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
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$204.17

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 49th of 51

$229

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.