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Salivary Gland Function Study

Utah 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $120 from a physician practice, and about $794 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$120$83.18 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$158 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,288Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $60 to $182
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $794professional $120

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$181.97

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 41st of 51

$126

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.