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Salivary Gland Function Study

Delaware 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?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $162 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$97.72 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$151 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $631Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $89 to $240
$100$200$500facility $162professional $123

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
$100.00
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$213.80
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 37th of 51

$129

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.