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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

New Mexico 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?

$91.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$89.13$67.61 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$537 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $66 to $4,169Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $47 to $129
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $1,175professional $89

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
$61.66
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$138.04
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
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.72

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 23rd of 51

$91.20

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.