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Salivary Gland Function Study

North Dakota 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?

$204

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $240.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $148Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $107 to $275
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $105professional $209

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
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$269.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$316.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$181.97
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
2 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
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$53.70

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$204

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.