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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$138$97.72 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$72.44 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $58 to $2,951Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $72 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $200professional $138

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
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$141

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.