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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 October 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$56.23$48.98 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$132 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $76 to $6,457Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $40 to $105
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $56

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
$60.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
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
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 51st of 51

$56.23

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.