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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 July 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 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$74.13$61.66 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$79.43 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $62 to $3,236Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $56 to $126
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $105professional $74

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
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$144.54

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $77.62 · 35th 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.