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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

New York 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 9 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$170$145 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$170 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $95 to $562Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $102 to $427
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $229professional $170

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
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$213.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$758.58
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$363.08
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$489.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84

Where New York 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 York· 30th of 51

$178

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.