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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$74.13$63.10 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$457 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $69 to $3,802Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $55 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $74

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$91.20
5 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
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 38th of 51

$74.13

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.