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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Nevada 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 Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $170 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$162 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$170 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $170 to $219Professionalmedian $170 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,047
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $170professional $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
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 35th of 51

$170

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.