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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

New Jersey 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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 5 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$77.62$60.26 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$3,548 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $107 to $10,471Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $52 to $174
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $78

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
$100.00
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $79.43 · 32nd 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.