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Salivary Gland Function Study

Mississippi 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 Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $155 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 5 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$129$89.13 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$123 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $89 to $741Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $87 to $200
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $155professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$288.40

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $132 · 22nd 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.