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Salivary Gland Function Study

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $148 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 9 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$107$89.13 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$105 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $66 to $427Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $69 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $148professional $107

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
$89.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$269.15
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$120.23
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$691.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$229.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$288.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$398.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$323.59

Where New York 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 York· 35th 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.