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Salivary Gland Function Study

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78232

Uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer to measure how well the salivary glands pull the tracer out of the blood and then release it into the mouth. The result is a measure of how the glands are working, rather than simply a picture of them.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $295 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$309$295 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$295 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $275 to $427Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $204 to $631
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $295professional $309

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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $309 · 2nd of 51
WY $407FL $85.11

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.