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Salivary Gland Function Study

Iowa 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$195$126 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$224 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $195 to $1,072Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $98 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $195

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$407.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$158.49
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$204.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 9th of 51

$204

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.