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Removal Of The Submandibular Salivary Gland

Ohio rates for HCPCS 42440

Takes out the salivary gland that sits under the jaw on one side. The surgeon makes an incision in the upper neck below the jawline, frees the gland from the nearby nerves and blood vessels and removes it — usually because of repeated blockage by stones, long-standing infection or a growth. Laboratory examination of the removed gland is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Submandibular Salivary Gland cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $9,550.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $955 to $12,589
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026

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
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$16,982.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 58.9 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Ohio· 13th of 50

$6,026

ME $23,988ND $407

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.