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Sialography Contrast Injection

Montana 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $148 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$151$95.50 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$89.13 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $89 to $275Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $79 to $257
$100$200$500facility $148professional $151

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$239.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$275.42
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$380.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 29th of 51

$151

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.