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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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Biopsy cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$251 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$275 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,138Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $209 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $309

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$645.65
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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· 27th of 51

$316

MN $589KY $275

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.