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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

South Carolina 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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$72.44$61.66 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$537 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $74 to $5,888Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $55 to $110
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $72

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
$69.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
6 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
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$75.86

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.