go back

Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Illinois 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $363 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 6 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$170$145 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$269 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,122Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $62 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $170

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
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$331.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$645.65
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 24th of 51

$191

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.