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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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $195.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $145 to $676Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $107 to $229
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$35.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$239.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 28th of 51

$148

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.