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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

Colorado rates for HCPCS 42330

A stone (calculus) blocking a salivary gland duct is removed through the mouth, without any external incision on the skin, relieving the swelling and discomfort the blockage causes, especially around mealtimes. This version applies to a straightforward case.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$219 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,318 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $355 to $8,511Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $178 to $468
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $275

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
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
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$288

AK $646NJ $170

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.