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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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $302 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$263 to $407
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$295 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $295 to $427Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $138 to $407
$100$200$500facility $302professional $407

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
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$630.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alabama than in New York. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$372

AL $479NY $95.50

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.