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Complete Parotid Gland Removal, Nerve Spared

Montana rates for HCPCS 42420

Removes the whole parotid salivary gland, the large gland in front of and below the ear, through an incision in front of the ear and into the upper neck. The facial nerve, which runs through the gland and controls the muscles of facial expression, is carefully traced and preserved during the removal. It is done for tumors that involve the deeper part of the gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Complete Parotid Gland Removal, Nerve Spared cost?

$3,640

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,640 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,230 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,738 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,138
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $1,862

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,803.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$562.34
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$3,640

$1,862 physician + $1,778 facility

OK $10,899MT $3,640

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.