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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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $224 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$224$162 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$45.71 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $36 to $295Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $129 to $302
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $166professional $224

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$295.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$204.17
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$165.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$295.12
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
1 more rate 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
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$178

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.