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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Nevada 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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$269$234 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$692 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $468 to $4,467Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $191 to $398
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,202professional $269

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
$239.88
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$316.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$380.19
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$537.03
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,023.29
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
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
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 39th of 51

$275

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.