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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Maine 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?

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $575 to $724Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $170 to $316
$200$500$1Kfacility $724professional $200

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$457.09

Where Maine sits

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

Maine· 22nd of 51

$200

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.