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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Utah 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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$69.18$56.23 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$110 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,677Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $50 to $110
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $69

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
$79.43
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
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
$36.31
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 46th of 51

$69.18

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.