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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Vermont 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?

$347

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $457.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,479Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $251 to $457
$200$500$1Kfacility $1,259professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
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
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 24th of 51

$347

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.