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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Montana 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $107 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$83.18 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$91.20 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $85 to $162Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $72 to $141
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $107professional $95

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$141.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$141.25
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
$28.84
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.88

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$95.50

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.