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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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 6 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$102$91.20 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$91.20 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $29 to $162Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $83 to $251
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $93professional $102

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
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $100 · 43rd of 51
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.