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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

Minnesota 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $617 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$407$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$224 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $158 to $3,981Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $219 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $407

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
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$549.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$417

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.