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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Missouri 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $1,549 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$324$269 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,549$724 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $447 to $4,898Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $324

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
$281.84
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$575.44
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
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$324

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.