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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $275 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$275$191 to $355
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$316 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,072Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $151 to $468
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $275

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
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$363.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$53.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$316

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.