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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Kentucky 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 6 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$70.79$57.54 to $83.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$89.13 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $71 to $10,715Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $50 to $105
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,175professional $71

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
$70.79
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$131.83

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$70.79

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.