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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Utah 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$155$115 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$240 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,288Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $68 to $288
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $155

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
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$309.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 40th of 51

$178

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.