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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Arkansas 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 4 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$72.44$61.66 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$575 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $81 to $2,042Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $55 to $107
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,175professional $72

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
$74.13
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $75.86 · 42nd 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.