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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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 3 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$100$89.13 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$117 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $117 to $708Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $85 to $407
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $117professional $100

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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware $105 · 41st 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.