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Salivary Gland Function Study

Massachusetts 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 8 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$126$115 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$123 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $81 to $813Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $81 to $347
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $417professional $126

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
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$489.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$323.59
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,230.27
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $145 · 19th 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.