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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 July 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $178 from a physician practice, and about $178 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$178$115 to $234
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$178$174 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $178 · 10th to 90th $170 to $501Professionalmedian $178 · 10th to 90th $115 to $646
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $178professional $178

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$309.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$891.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 11th of 51

$178

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.