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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Michigan 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$74.13$63.10 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,318 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $85 to $4,898Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $55 to $115
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $74

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
$74.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$120.23
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$128.82

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 47th of 51

$74.13

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.