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Salivary Gland Function Study

New Mexico 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 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$123$75.86 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$141 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $138 to $891Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $76 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $123

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$75.86
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 32nd of 51

$123

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.