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Salivary Gland Biopsy

New Jersey 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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$219$195 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$1,047 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $437 to $6,607Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $155 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $219

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
$229.09
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$295.12
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
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$213.80

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 50th of 51

$224

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.