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Salivary Gland X-ray For A Stone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 70380

This is a plain X-ray of a salivary gland area taken to look for a calcified stone that may be blocking saliva flow and causing swelling or pain. It doesn't use any injected contrast dye, relying instead on the natural density of a stone to show up on the image. It's a quick, simple imaging option used before considering more detailed studies if a stone isn't clearly seen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland X-ray For A Stone cost?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 7 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$36.31$30.90 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$37.15 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $115Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $28 to $112
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $50professional $36

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
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$81.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$75.86
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$316.23

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $37.15 · 40th of 51
AK $89.13FL $31.62

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.