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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Indiana 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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$275$219 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$955 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $603 to $8,318Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $200 to $380
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $275

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
$223.87
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,348.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$457.09
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
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 38th of 51

$275

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.