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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $170 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 9 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$158$145 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$269 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $170 to $813Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $138 to $269
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $437professional $158

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
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$346.74
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $170 · 36th 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.