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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

North Carolina 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$145$145 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$145 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $145 to $427Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $112 to $407
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $219professional $145

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
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$398.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$145

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.