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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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 4 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$166$166 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$575 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $347 to $955Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $141 to $269
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $776professional $166

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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$275.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $166 · 37th 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.