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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Hawaii 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?

$245

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $186 to $288.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $178 to $240Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $117 to $347
$200$500facility $204professional $263

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
$177.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Hawaii· 14th of 51

$245

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.