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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

New Jersey 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?

$170

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 5 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$162$145 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$398 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,023Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $126 to $240
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $617professional $162

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
$134.90
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$354.81

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $170 · 34th 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.