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Salivary Gland Function Study

Hawaii 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?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $224.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $138 to $275
$50$100$200professional $178

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
$70.79
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$309.03
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$263.03

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$178

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.