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Salivary Gland Function Study

Minnesota 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $589 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$209$158 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$295 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,445Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $120 to $372
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $209

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$346.74

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$219

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.