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Salivary Gland Function Study

North Carolina 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?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$166$129 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$89.13 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $89 to $513Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $89 to $275
$100$200$500facility $324professional $166

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$263.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$41.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 18th of 51

$166

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.