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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Oregon 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$100 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$120 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,074Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $85 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $148professional $120

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
10 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
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.02

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$123

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.