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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Montana 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $437 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$363$324 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$347 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,000Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $224 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $437professional $363

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
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
$112.20
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 18th of 51

$372

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.