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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Arizona 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 5 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$75.86$61.66 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$102 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $69 to $5,623Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $55 to $145
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514professional $76

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$162.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$131.83

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $77.62 · 39th 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.