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Salivary Gland Function Study

Oregon 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $166 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$219$148 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$43.65 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $37 to $269Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $129 to $309
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0K$1.0Mfacility $166professional $219

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
$177.83
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$323.59
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$288.40
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$295.12

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Oregon $186 · 8th of 51
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.