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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 78230

An imaging test in which a small amount of radioactive tracer is given into a vein and picked up by the salivary glands, so that a camera can show their size, position, and how well they take the tracer up. It is used for a dry mouth, swelling, or a suspected blockage of a gland.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 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$191$166 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$166 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $110 to $776Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $135 to $537
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $501professional $191

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
$144.54
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$562.34
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$549.54
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$501.19
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,230.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$707.95

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $209 · 16th of 51
WY $479FL $129

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.