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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Iowa 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?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 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$214$145 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$158 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,047Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $214

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
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$512.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$501.19
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$389.05
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$251

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.