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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

New Hampshire 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 5 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$229$174 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$562 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,000Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $158 to $479
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $794professional $229

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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 12th of 51

$251

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.