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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Connecticut 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?

$224

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $347 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 5 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$145 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$229 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $219 to $851Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $95 to $513
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $347professional $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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$467.74
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$478.63

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $224 · 15th 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.