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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

New Mexico 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 New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$200$123 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$209 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $891Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $123 to $1,047
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $219professional $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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$398.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $200 · 23rd of 51
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.