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Removal Of Salivary Stone From Parotid Gland Duct

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 42340

This service removes a stone that is blocking the duct of the parotid salivary gland, the gland located in front of and below the ear. It is used when the stone cannot be reached and removed through a simple procedure inside the mouth. Clearing the blockage relieves the pain and swelling that a salivary stone can cause, especially around mealtimes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Salivary Stone From Parotid Gland Duct cost?

$2,735

Typical total for the visit. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,735 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$479 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,047 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,511Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $646

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
$489.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$158.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alabama than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$2,735

$646 physician + $2,089 facility

AL $7,132DE $1,193

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.