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Salivary Gland Function Study

Michigan 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $151 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$115$93.33 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$151$115 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $93 to $513Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $66 to $158
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $151professional $115

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
$93.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$831.76
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $115 · 37th 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.