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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Illinois 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$309$275 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$977 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $661 to $4,074Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $234 to $479
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $309

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
$309.03
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$954.99
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
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
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$316

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.