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Rerouting of Salivary Ducts for Severe Drooling

Maryland rates for HCPCS 42510

Surgery that moves the openings of the ducts carrying saliva from the large glands in front of the ears to a point further back in the mouth, so that saliva is swallowed instead of spilling from the lips. It is done for people whose constant drooling causes skin breakdown, soiled clothing, and social difficulty despite other treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rerouting of Salivary Ducts for Severe Drooling cost?

$646

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $741.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,388Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $562 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 50th of 51

$646

CA $1,905WV $603

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.