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Salivary Gland Biopsy

North Carolina 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $955 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$447$347 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$631 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,548Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $263 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $447

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
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
8 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
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 12th of 51

$447

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.