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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Missouri 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$66.07 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$417 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $69 to $3,631Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $58 to $437
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $83

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
$81.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
5 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.94

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$83.18

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.