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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 October 2026.

How much does Nuclear Scan Of The Salivary Glands cost?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $363.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,122Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $110 to $407
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $195

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$309.03

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 31st of 51

$195

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.