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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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$132

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $135 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$123$97.72 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$110 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,072Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $91 to $219
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $135professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$263.03

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 51

$132

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.