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Salivary Gland Function Study

Tennessee 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 5 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$89.13$83.18 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$191 to $447

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $158 to $1,230Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $76 to $251
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $240professional $89

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
$83.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$204.17

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee $93.33 · 48th 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.