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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Indiana 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $447 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$107 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$174 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,230Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $98 to $269
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $447professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$138.04
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$275.42
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$38.90
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$323.59
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$32.36

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$148

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.