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Salivary Gland Function Study

Rhode Island 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?

$155

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $794 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$117 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$589 to $933

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $525 to $955Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $105 to $195
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $135

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$186.21

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$155

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.