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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Delaware 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 Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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 3 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 $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$100 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $60 to $7,244Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $58 to $120
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,413professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $75.86 · 41st 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.