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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Michigan 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$186$148 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$186 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $162 to $617Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $95 to $245
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $240professional $186

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
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$380.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$218.78
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $186 · 26th 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.