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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

South Dakota 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?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$110 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$85.11 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $71 to $1,202Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $72 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $110professional $135

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
$57.54
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$186.21
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$194.98
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
$25.12
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.59

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 6th of 51

$135

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.