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Salivary Gland Biopsy

Wyoming 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,622 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$447 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,622$1,445 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,622Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,622professional $708

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
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
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 2nd of 51

$794

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.