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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

Kentucky 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $355 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$191$155 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$200 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,548Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $275
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $355professional $191

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
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$191

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.