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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Minnesota 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $257 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$151$100 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$123 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $68 to $4,169Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $69 to $269
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $257professional $151

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
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$239.88

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $155 · 1st 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.