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Salivary Gland Function Study

Indiana 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$117 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$200 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,230Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $93 to $219
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $302professional $148

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
$91.20
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$162.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$34.67
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$148

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.