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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 July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$145$135 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$204 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,549Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $135 to $234
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $145

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
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$338.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$302.00

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 49th of 51

$145

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.