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Salivary Gland Function Study

Maryland 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $115 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$97.72$91.20 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$91.20 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $23 to $380Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $87 to $204
$20$50$100$200$500facility $115professional $98

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$204.17
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$165.96

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$97.72

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.