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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $339 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$135$89.13 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$81.28 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $65 to $2,951Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $68 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $135

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
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
7 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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$54.95

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 7th of 51

$135

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.