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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

Illinois 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$178 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$347 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $251 to $4,786Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $158 to $372
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $234

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
$234.42
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$691.83
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$245.47
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
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$165.96

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$234

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.