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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Arkansas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $355 from a hospital or other facility.

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$186$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$355$355 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $355 · 10th to 90th $288 to $490Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $135 to $288
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $355professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$38.02
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 13th of 51

$269

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.