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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Georgia 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$407$302 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$631 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $501 to $4,571Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $224 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $407

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
$302.00
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$794.33
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$776.25
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
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 14th of 51

$407

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.