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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Florida 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 7 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$123$112 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$178 to $54,954

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $112 to $120,226Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $95 to $191
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $417professional $123

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$162,181.01
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$234.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96

Where Florida 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.

Florida $129 · 51st 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.