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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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $178 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 $174 to $282Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $145 to $417
$200$500facility $178professional $309

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
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 10th of 51

$282

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.