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Tying Off A Salivary Duct Inside The Mouth

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 42665

A salivary duct is tied off through an incision inside the mouth so saliva no longer flows from that gland into the mouth. The gland then quietens down and produces far less saliva over time. It is used for heavy drooling or for a duct that is leaking or damaged.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tying Off A Salivary Duct Inside The Mouth cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$302 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,778 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,471Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $209 to $912
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,570professional $407

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
$338.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,818.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,801.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
6 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
$102.33
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Texas. 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 51

$437

WY $891TX $240

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.