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Sialography Contrast Injection

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 42550

An injection of contrast dye into a salivary gland duct so that an X-ray can outline the gland and its duct system. It helps detect blockages such as stones or areas of narrowing within the gland.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sialography Contrast Injection cost?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $61.66 to $209.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,884Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $30 to $229
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,884professional $191

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
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$229.09
1 more rate 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
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Hawaii· 9th of 51

$191

WI $302MD $81.28

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.