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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Colorado 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 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$77.62$63.10 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$95.50 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $71 to $8,128Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $58 to $129
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,236professional $78

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
$77.62
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$141.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$245.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$151.36

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $81.28 · 26th 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.