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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Virginia 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 8 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$79.43$64.57 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$72.44 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $62 to $5,248Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $58 to $129
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $100professional $79

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
$91.20
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$134.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$173.78
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$794.33
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $81.28 · 28th 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.