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Salivary Gland Function Study

Maine 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?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $120 to $174.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $603Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $120 to $200
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $603professional $129

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$234.42
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$132

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.