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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $209 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$174$158 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$166 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,072Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $126 to $324
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $209professional $174

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$0.81
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 41st of 51

$174

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.