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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Georgia 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$83.18$69.18 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,175 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $132 to $7,079Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $58 to $155
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $83

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
$81.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$158.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $89.13 · 19th 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.