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Salivary Gland Function Study

Virginia 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$107$93.33 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$85.11 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $26 to $457Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $87 to $229
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $129professional $107

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
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$147.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$380.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$115

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.