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Salivary Gland Function Study

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Salivary Gland Function Study cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $324.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,122Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $85 to $324
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $158

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
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 20th of 51

$162

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.