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Salivary Gland Function Study

Ohio 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?

$138

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 8 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$129$102 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$135 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,047Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $93 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $324professional $129

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
$93.33
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$245.47
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$851.14
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$263.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 20th of 51

$138

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.