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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

Maryland 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?

$195

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,380Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $166 to $295
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $513professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$323.59
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
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$195

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.