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Salivary Gland Function Study

Nevada 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $105 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 6 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$115$105 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$105 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $105 to $214Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $98 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $105professional $115

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$181.97

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$115

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.