Salivary gland scan at Metropolitan Methodist

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Salivary gland imaging;

SAN ANTONIO, TX

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Metropolitan Methodist’s median price of $758 is 75% above the median hospital's median price ($433), higher than 87% of the 1,456 hospitals reporting CPT 78230. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78230 at Metropolitan Methodist

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 45 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	First Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
2	First Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
3	First Health mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
4	UnitedHealthcare mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$166	$166	—	—	—	$166 – $166
5	First Health mcdstarkids fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
6	First Health starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$170	$170	—	—	—	$170 – $170
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$183	$183	—	—	—	$183 – $183
11	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
12	Aetna Better Health chipepo fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
13	Aetna Better Health chipperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
14	Aetna Better Health chpfc fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
15	Aetna Better Health star fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
16	Aetna Better Health star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
17	Aetna Better Health starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$186	$186	—	—	—	$186 – $186
18	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
19	Blue Cross Blue Shield mybluehealth fee schedule · outpatient	$276	$276	—	—	—	$276 – $276
20	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueadvantage fee schedule · outpatient	$365	$365	—	—	—	$365 – $365
21	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentials fee schedule · outpatient	$467	$467	—	—	—	$467 – $467
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blueessentialsaccess fee schedule · outpatient	$467	$467	—	—	—	$467 – $467
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield healthselectopenaccess(eposoa) fee schedule · outpatient	$511	$511	—	—	—	$511 – $511
24	Aetna qhphix fee schedule · outpatient	$533	$533	—	—	—	$533 – $533
25	Blue Cross Blue Shield ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$554	$554	—	—	—	$554 – $554

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Last updated: May 1, 2026

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