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Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands

West 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 3 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$148 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$148 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $148 to $437Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $209
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$257.04

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 47th of 51

$148

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.