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Total Parotid Gland Removal With Neck Dissection

Utah rates for HCPCS 42426

Removes the whole parotid salivary gland, which sits in front of and below the ear, together with a full clearance of the lymph glands and surrounding structures on the same side of the neck. It is done for cancer that has spread from the gland into the neck. The nerve that moves the face runs through this gland, so handling it is a central part of the operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Total Parotid Gland Removal With Neck Dissection cost?

$4,162

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,162 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$724 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,862 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,918Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,549
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,311professional $851

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
$1,862.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 11.9 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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

Utah· 27th of 51

$4,162

$851 physician + $3,311 facility

ME $28,614DE $2,410

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.