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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $191 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$186$132 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$155 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $110 to $1,738Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $123 to $309
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $191professional $186

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$363.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$154.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$338.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$263.03

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$186

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.