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Salivary Gland Function Study

Kentucky 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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$120$102 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$85.11 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $28 to $186Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $79 to $234
$20$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $120

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
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
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
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$24.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$120

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.