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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Alabama 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$204$151 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$339 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $174 to $794Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $141 to $240
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $589professional $204

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
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $204 · 18th 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.