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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$66.07$56.23 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$95.50 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $66 to $2,399Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $52 to $93
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $550professional $66

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$100.00
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
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$66.07

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.