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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

North Carolina 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 7 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$97.72$72.44 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$72.44 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $58 to $4,169Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $62 to $219
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $93professional $98

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
$72.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$204.17
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $97.72 · 12th 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.