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Widening Of A Salivary Duct Opening

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 42660

Widening of the opening of a salivary gland duct, done to relieve narrowing or improve drainage from the gland. A contrast dye may also be injected at the same time to prepare for an imaging study that shows the internal structure of the duct, but the dilation can be performed on its own. When dye is used, it helps identify blockages, narrowing, or stones within the gland's drainage channel.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Widening Of A Salivary Duct Opening cost?

$1,123

Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,123 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $123 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,000 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$123$93.33 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,000$417 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $170 to $3,467Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $83 to $191
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,000professional $123

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
$169.82
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 24.5 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeLouisiana $1,123 · 28th of 50
NJ $5,018MD $205

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.