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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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$117$91.20 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$191 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,622Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $89 to $219
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,175professional $117

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
$91.20
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$213.80

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 17th of 51

$148

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.