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Salivary Gland Function Study

Connecticut 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $331 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 5 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$132$115 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$182 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $129 to $631Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $66 to $355
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $331professional $132

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$302.00
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $148 · 18th 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.