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Removal Of A Salivary Gland Stone Through The Mouth

West Virginia 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $661 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$174 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$427 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $263 to $7,079Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $135 to $427
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $661professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$354.81
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
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 34th of 51

$224

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.