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Salivary Gland Function Study

Colorado 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?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 7 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$110$107 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$117 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $110 to $851Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $83 to $200
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $209professional $110

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
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$239.88
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$229.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$302.00

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $110 · 39th 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.