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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Louisiana 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?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 5 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$79.43$67.61 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$832 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $107 to $3,631Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $55 to $135
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,349professional $79

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
$104.71
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $87.10 · 21st 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.