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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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $115 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$95.50$85.11 to $120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$115$35.48 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $115 · 10th to 90th $35 to $513Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $76 to $200
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $115professional $95

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
$66.07
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$154.88
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$407.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$38.90
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$131.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$257.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$218.78
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$316.23
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$257.04
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$109.65
3 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11

Where New York 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.

New York· 51st of 51

$95.50

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.