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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Oregon 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $603 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$380 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$501 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $363 to $4,467Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $759
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $468

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
$3,890.45
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$794.33
12 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
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$331.13

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 8th of 51

$479

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.