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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Mississippi 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $708 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$347$275 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$617 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $468 to $2,630Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $214 to $676
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $347

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
$208.93
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 19th of 51

$363

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.