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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 $1,778 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$288 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$813 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,715Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $245 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
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
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$354.81

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th 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.