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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Kentucky 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 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$263$214 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$525 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $288 to $3,890Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $186 to $372
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $263

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
$218.78
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$338.84
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$407.38
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$263

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.