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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $234 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$234$107 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$129 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,888Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $66 to $380
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $275professional $234

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
$309.03
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$213.80
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$588.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87
10 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
$30.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$240

AK $240NJ $56.23

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.