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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Alaska rates for HCPCS 42650

Opens up a narrowed salivary duct, the small tube carrying saliva from a gland into the mouth, by passing a fine probe or dilator along it. Restoring the flow relieves the painful swelling that builds under the jaw or in the cheek at mealtimes when saliva cannot escape. It is a short procedure done in the office.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $102 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$72.44 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$75.86 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $60 to $245Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $58 to $380
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $102professional $151

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$309.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $141 · 2nd of 51
MN $155KY $70.79

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.