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Salivary Gland Function Study

Montana 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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$100 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$40.74 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $38 to $204Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $40 to $186
$20$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$257.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$151.36

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Alabama than in New York. 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.

Montana· 31st of 51

$141

AL $479NY $95.50

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.