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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

North Dakota 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $372.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $178 to $234Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $182 to $417
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $324

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$371.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$537.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$346.74
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$83.18

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$316

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.