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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Iowa 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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$93.33$70.79 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$126 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $87 to $6,457Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $56 to $331
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $93

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
$125.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$190.55
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $97.72 · 13th 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.