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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Rhode Island 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$166 to $251
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$617 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $575 to $955Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $132 to $316
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $195

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$224

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.