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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Montana 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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $257 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$151 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$36.31 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $34 to $324Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $36 to $288
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $257professional $229

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$288.40
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$275.42

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 19th of 51

$229

AK $646KY $138

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.