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Widening A Narrowed Salivary Duct

Wisconsin 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$83.18 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$661 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $87 to $5,623Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $72 to $479
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $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
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,165.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$257.04
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$229.09
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$151.36
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$281.84
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$1,096.48
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$128.82
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$331.13
11 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$53.70
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$102.33

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 3rd of 51

$155

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.