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Salivary Gland Function Study

Georgia 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $234 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$91.20 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$234$145 to $282

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $234 · 10th to 90th $93 to $389Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $83 to $288
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $234professional $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
$89.13
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$295.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$309.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$257.04

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Georgia· 15th of 51

$162

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.