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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$324$257 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$676 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $355 to $7,943Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,291
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $324

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
$831.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
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
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$223.87

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 26th 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.