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Salivary Gland Biopsy

New Mexico 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$339$257 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$776 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $562 to $11,220Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $178 to $468
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $339

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
$245.47
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$436.52
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
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
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$302.00

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 28th of 51

$339

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.