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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Washington, DC 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 physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64.57 to $91.20.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $69 to $7,762Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $58 to $107
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $74

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
$69.18
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$97.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$208.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$162.18

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$75.86

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.