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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Minnesota 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$537$372 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$309 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $219 to $3,090Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $295 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $537

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
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$954.99
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$550

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.