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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

Virginia 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $182 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$162$151 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$97.72 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $28 to $692Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $316
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $182professional $162

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
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$416.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$162

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.