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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Idaho 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?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $851 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 8 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$263$186 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$479 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,259Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $151 to $331
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $851professional $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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$338.84

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $295 · 7th 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.