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Salivary Gland Biopsy

South Dakota 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $525 from a physician practice, and about $759 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$525$417 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$759$447 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,660Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $282 to $832
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $759professional $525

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
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,290.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
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
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$525

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.