Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
BIOPSY OF SALIVARY GLAND; NEEDLE
Monroeville, PA
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UPMC East’s median price of $455 is 50% below the median hospital's median price ($906), higher than 16% of the 2,134 hospitals reporting CPT 42400. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 16 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | UnitedHealthcare unison kids facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $40 | $40 | — | — | — | $40 – $40 |
| 2 | Highmark medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $52 | $52 | — | — | — | $52 – $52 |
| 3 | Amerihealth Caritas community healthchoices (chc)/medicaid facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $55 | $55 | — | — | — | $55 – $55 |
| 4 | Highmark complete blue medicare advantage/freedom blue medicare advantage/security blue medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $131 | $131 | — | — | — | $131 – $131 |
| 5 | Highmark managed care - social mission facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $292 | $292 | — | — | — | $292 – $292 |
| 6 | Highmark commercial - social mission indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $380 | $380 | — | — | — | $380 – $380 |
| 7 | Highmark managed care facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $392 | $392 | — | — | — | $392 – $392 |
| 8 | Highmark commercial - indemnity facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $509 | $509 | — | — | — | $509 – $509 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage non special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $704 | $704 | — | — | — | $704 – $704 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $718 | $718 | — | — | — | $718 – $718 |
| 11 | Aetna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $721 | $721 | $17 | 2% | — | $704 – $738 |
| 12 | Highmark medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $724 | $724 | — | — | — | $724 – $724 |
| 13 | Amerihealth Caritas medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $724 | $724 | — | — | — | $724 – $724 |
| 14 | Cigna medicare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $724 | $724 | — | — | — | $724 – $724 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare unison advantage special needs facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $738 | $738 | — | — | — | $738 – $738 |
| 16 | Highmark upmc emergent facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $783 | $783 | — | — | — | $783 – $783 |
Last updated: Mar 6, 2026
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