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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Ohio 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $550 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 8 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$151$138 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$209 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,047Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $110 to $331
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $151

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
$151.36
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$416.87
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$316.23

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 38th of 51

$166

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.