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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 July 2026.

How much does Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $120 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$64.57 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120$85.11 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $68 to $8,913Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $56 to $123
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $120professional $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
$69.18
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $79.43 · 31st 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.