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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Illinois 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81.28$63.10 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$107 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $78 to $3,548Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $58 to $126
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $81

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$123.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$245.47
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
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
$30.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.59

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 33rd of 51

$81.28

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.