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Removal of Part of the Parotid Gland

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 42415

Removal of the outer portion of the parotid salivary gland, which sits in front of and below the ear, usually because a lump has grown in it. The facial nerve, which drives the muscles of the face, runs through the gland, so the surgeon traces and preserves its branches while taking the tissue out. Removing gland tissue around the lump gives a clear margin and lets the laboratory examine it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Part of the Parotid Gland cost?

$7,869

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,869 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 61 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$1,023 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$2,512 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $16,982Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,266
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $1,413

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

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WI $12,138VA $3,292

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.