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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

South Carolina 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?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$158$132 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$550 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,622Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $117 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $158

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 37th of 51

$182

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.