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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Maine 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$269 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$933 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,698Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $251 to $562
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$72.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 25th of 51

$347

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.