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Salivary Gland Function Study

Missouri 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $240 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$112$95.50 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$123 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $89 to $513Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $89 to $309
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $240professional $112

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
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$213.80

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $120 · 33rd 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.