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Widening Of A Salivary Duct Opening

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Widening Of A Salivary Duct Opening cost?

$290

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $290 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $170 to the doctor who performs it, and $120 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$170$132 to $219
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$120$85.11 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $85 to $269Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $91 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $120professional $170

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
$85.11
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
8 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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.59

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 15.4 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 40th of 51

$290

$170 physician + $120 facility

HI $2,947DE $191

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.