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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Virginia 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 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$295$245 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$631 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $302 to $6,918Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $214 to $407
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $295

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
$338.84
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$416.87
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$389.05
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
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
$125.89
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$295

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.