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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01

78232 in Beaumont

Office / nonfacility

$95.33

Base rate per service

Facility setting

Not available in this setting

Base rate per service

Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.

Nuclear medicine

About 78232: Salivary gland function study

Reports a nuclear medicine study evaluating salivary gland function, including tracer uptake and secretion, rather than imaging anatomy alone.

This nuclear medicine study evaluates how the salivary glands take up and release a radiotracer. A technologist administers the tracer and acquires images; a radiologist or nuclear medicine physician interprets the functional findings. It may be ordered when a clinician is assessing impaired salivary function, such as persistent dry mouth or suspected gland dysfunction. A stimulation step may be used to assess secretion and clearance as part of the study protocol.

Report 78232 when the service performed is a functional assessment, not simply salivary gland imaging or serial imaging. The record should identify the indication, tracer and acquisition performed, any stimulation used, and the interpreting findings. CMS recognizes professional and technical components: modifier 26 identifies the interpretation, modifier TC identifies the equipment and staff portion, and billing without either modifier represents the global service. The professional and technical components have separately priced modifiers in the CMS fee schedule.

CMS billing rules for 78232

Professional and technical components
Diagnostic test with a professional component (modifier 26, interpretation) and a technical component (modifier TC, equipment and staff); billing without a modifier is the global service.

Where the value comes from

  • Work RVU0.46 · 15%
  • Practice expense (office) RVU2.58 · 83%
  • Malpractice RVU0.05 · 2%

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Medicare services in 2024 · #5369 by national volume

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

78232 compared with similar codes

Office rates for Beaumont, from the same CMS release.

78230

Salivary imaging

Routine gland imaging

$145.13

78230 describes salivary gland imaging. Use 78232 when the study evaluates gland function, such as tracer uptake and secretion.

78231

Salivary imaging

Serial images

$97.00

78231 describes serial salivary gland imaging; 78232 is selected for a functional study rather than serial imaging alone.

78999

Unlisted misc px dx nuc med

No office rate

78999 is an unlisted diagnostic nuclear medicine code. Use the specific 78232 code when the performed service is a salivary gland function study.

The same code, a different location

How does Beaumont compare?

In Austin, the office rate for 78232 is $108.05—$12.72 higher than the $95.33 rate in Beaumont. Both use the same code, release and participation basis.

78232 across payment areas

Same release and payment basis · bars start at $0

  1. Beaumont · This locality

    $95.33

  2. Austin

    $108.05

    $12.72 higher than Beaumont

  3. Brazoria

    $102.19

    $6.86 higher than Beaumont

  4. Dallas

    $102.77

    $7.44 higher than Beaumont

  5. Fort Worth

    $101.93

    $6.60 higher than Beaumont

  6. Galveston

    $102.44

    $7.11 higher than Beaumont

  7. Houston

    $103.36

    $8.03 higher than Beaumont

Other payment areas listed in Texas appear first, followed by selected cross-country examples. The chart compares amounts, not distance.

Across 109 of 109 CMS payment localities with a supported office rate, 78232 ranges from $90.25 in Arkansas to $142.21 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty). This is a geographic range, not an average.

The code’s RVUs stay the same in these comparisons. Geographic adjustments to work, practice expense and malpractice change the dollar amount. A city name alone may not identify the payment area for a service address.

Compare all 108 other payment areas

  • Rest Of Texas

    Texas · 78232

    Office

    $98.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (Los Angeles/Orange Cnty)

    California · 78232

    Office

    $119.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Dc + Md/Va Suburbs

    District of Columbia · 78232

    Office

    $119.57

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.24 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Miami

    Florida · 78232

    Office

    $109.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chicago

    Illinois · 78232

    Office

    $105.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Manhattan

    New York · 78232

    Office

    $119.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.80 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alaska*

    Alaska · 78232

    Office

    $115.74

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $20.41 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Alabama

    Alabama · 78232

    Office

    $91.71

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.62 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arkansas

    Arkansas · 78232

    Office

    $90.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.08 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Arizona

    Arizona · 78232

    Office

    $100.30

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.97 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Bakersfield

    California · 78232

    Office

    $111.12

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.79 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Chico

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • El Centro

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fresno

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hanford-Corcoran

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Madera

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Merced

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Modesto

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Napa

    California · 78232

    Office

    $130.76

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.43 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura

    California · 78232

    Office

    $118.69

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $23.36 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Redding

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of California

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario

    California · 78232

    Office

    $111.51

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.18 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom

    California · 78232

    Office

    $117.03

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.70 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Salinas

    California · 78232

    Office

    $116.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad

    California · 78232

    Office

    $119.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $24.46 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (Marin Cnty)

    California · 78232

    Office

    $139.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley (San Francisco/San Mateo/Alameda/Contra Costa Cnty)

    California · 78232

    Office

    $139.04

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $43.71 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (San Benito Cnty)

    California · 78232

    Office

    $142.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (Santa Clara Cnty)

    California · 78232

    Office

    $141.98

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $46.65 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles

    California · 78232

    Office

    $114.67

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $19.34 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Cruz-Watsonville

    California · 78232

    Office

    $121.28

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.95 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara

    California · 78232

    Office

    $117.17

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $21.84 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Santa Rosa-Petaluma

    California · 78232

    Office

    $122.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Stockton

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vallejo

    California · 78232

    Office

    $130.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $35.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Visalia

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Yuba City

    California · 78232

    Office

    $110.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Colorado

    Colorado · 78232

    Office

    $108.54

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $13.21 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Connecticut

    Connecticut · 78232

    Office

    $110.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $15.17 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Delaware

    Delaware · 78232

    Office

    $102.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Fort Lauderdale

    Florida · 78232

    Office

    $105.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Florida

    Florida · 78232

    Office

    $100.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Atlanta

    Georgia · 78232

    Office

    $104.97

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.64 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Georgia

    Georgia · 78232

    Office

    $94.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.11 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Hawaii, Guam

    Hawaii · 78232

    Office

    $114.31

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $18.98 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Iowa

    Iowa · 78232

    Office

    $94.88

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.45 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Idaho

    Idaho · 78232

    Office

    $95.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.10 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • East St. Louis

    Illinois · 78232

    Office

    $98.01

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.68 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Illinois

    Illinois · 78232

    Office

    $96.65

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.32 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Suburban Chicago

    Illinois · 78232

    Office

    $106.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Indiana

    Indiana · 78232

    Office

    $96.06

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.73 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kansas

    Kansas · 78232

    Office

    $94.11

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.22 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky · 78232

    Office

    $93.50

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.83 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Orleans

    Louisiana · 78232

    Office

    $98.35

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.02 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Louisiana

    Louisiana · 78232

    Office

    $93.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.10 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Boston

    Massachusetts · 78232

    Office

    $120.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Massachusetts

    Massachusetts · 78232

    Office

    $107.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Baltimore/Surr. Cntys

    Maryland · 78232

    Office

    $110.14

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $14.81 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maryland

    Maryland · 78232

    Office

    $104.26

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.93 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Maine

    Maine · 78232

    Office

    $95.68

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.35 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Southern Maine

    Maine · 78232

    Office

    $101.82

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.49 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Detroit

    Michigan · 78232

    Office

    $101.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Michigan

    Michigan · 78232

    Office

    $95.93

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.60 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Minnesota

    Minnesota · 78232

    Office

    $104.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $9.20 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Kansas City

    Missouri · 78232

    Office

    $97.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan St. Louis

    Missouri · 78232

    Office

    $99.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Missouri

    Missouri · 78232

    Office

    $91.27

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.06 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Mississippi

    Mississippi · 78232

    Office

    $90.79

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $4.54 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Montana**

    Montana · 78232

    Office

    $103.21

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.88 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Carolina

    North Carolina · 78232

    Office

    $96.83

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.50 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • North Dakota**

    North Dakota · 78232

    Office

    $102.22

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.89 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nebraska

    Nebraska · 78232

    Office

    $95.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.20 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Hampshire

    New Hampshire · 78232

    Office

    $106.53

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $11.20 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Northern Nj

    New Jersey · 78232

    Office

    $118.08

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $22.75 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New Jersey

    New Jersey · 78232

    Office

    $111.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $16.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • New Mexico

    New Mexico · 78232

    Office

    $96.39

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.06 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nevada**

    Nevada · 78232

    Office

    $103.02

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.69 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Nyc Suburbs/Long Island

    New York · 78232

    Office

    $121.91

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $26.58 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Poughkpsie/N Nyc Suburbs

    New York · 78232

    Office

    $112.44

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.11 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Queens

    New York · 78232

    Office

    $120.61

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $25.28 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of New York

    New York · 78232

    Office

    $98.40

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.07 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Ohio

    Ohio · 78232

    Office

    $95.72

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.39 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Oklahoma

    Oklahoma · 78232

    Office

    $93.62

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.71 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Portland

    Oregon · 78232

    Office

    $112.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $17.26 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Oregon

    Oregon · 78232

    Office

    $102.37

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.04 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Metropolitan Philadelphia

    Pennsylvania · 78232

    Office

    $107.34

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.01 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania · 78232

    Office

    $96.05

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.72 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico · 78232

    Office

    $104.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island · 78232

    Office

    $106.16

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $10.83 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina · 78232

    Office

    $96.41

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $1.08 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • South Dakota**

    South Dakota · 78232

    Office

    $102.10

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.77 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Tennessee

    Tennessee · 78232

    Office

    $94.59

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $0.74 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Utah

    Utah · 78232

    Office

    $97.87

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.54 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virginia

    Virginia · 78232

    Office

    $101.25

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $5.92 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Virgin Islands

    United States Virgin Islands · 78232

    Office

    $104.13

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $8.80 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Vermont

    Vermont · 78232

    Office

    $101.52

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $6.19 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Rest Of Washington

    Washington · 78232

    Office

    $107.58

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $12.25 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Seattle (King Cnty)

    Washington · 78232

    Office

    $123.23

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $27.90 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wisconsin

    Wisconsin · 78232

    Office

    $98.43

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $3.10 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • West Virginia

    West Virginia · 78232

    Office

    $92.64

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $2.69 lower than Beaumont for the office setting.

  • Wyoming**

    Wyoming · 78232

    Office

    $102.77

    Facility

    Unavailable

    $7.44 higher than Beaumont for the office setting.

See how rates vary across the country

78232 · Office / nonfacility · Non-QP. Choose a state to explore its payment localities. A range means the amount varies within that state.

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$90.25

$126.59

Color shows the midpoint of each state’s locality range.

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State / territoryRate rangeLocalities
AK$115.741
AL$91.711
AR$90.251
AZ$100.301
CA$110.97–$142.2129
CO$108.541
CT$110.501
DC$119.571
DE$102.081
FL$100.26–$109.303
GA$94.22–$104.972
GU$114.311
HI$114.311
IA$94.881
ID$95.431
IL$96.65–$106.934
IN$96.061
KS$94.111
KY$93.501
LA$93.23–$98.352
MA$107.68–$120.372
MD$104.26–$119.573
ME$95.68–$101.822
MI$95.93–$101.342
MN$104.531
MO$91.27–$99.083
MS$90.791
MT$103.211
NC$96.831
ND$102.221
NE$95.531
NH$106.531
NJ$111.91–$118.082
NM$96.391
NV$103.021
NY$98.40–$121.915
OH$95.721
OK$93.621
OR$102.37–$112.592
PA$96.05–$107.342
PR$104.131
RI$106.161
SC$96.411
SD$102.101
TN$94.591
TX$95.33–$108.058
UT$97.871
VA$101.25–$119.572
VI$104.131
VT$101.521
WA$107.58–$123.232
WI$98.431
WV$92.641
WY$102.771

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Turn a percentage into dollars for 78232 in Beaumont. This uses the base rate on this page, so the locality and release stay consistent.

Reference amount per service

$104.86

$95.33 × 110% = $104.86

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How this local rate is calculated

Each RVU component is multiplied by its own geographic practice cost index (GPCI). The three adjusted components are added, then multiplied by the conversion factor. These are the inputs used for 78232 in Beaumont.

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

9,281

Code
78232
Physician work
0.46
Practice expense
2.58
Malpractice
0.05

GPCI2026.csv

97

Locality
Beaumont
Physician work
1.000
Practice expense
0.910
Malpractice
0.929
Office / nonfacility calculation for 78232 in Beaumont
ComponentRVULocality factorAdjusted
Physician work0.46× 1.0000.4600
Practice expense2.58× 0.9102.3478
Malpractice0.05× 0.9290.0465
Total RVUs2.8543
Conversion factor× 33.4009

Office / nonfacility rate, Beaumont$95.33

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Office / nonfacility

Office / nonfacility calculation inputs
ComponentRVULocal GPCI
Work0.461
Practice expense2.580.91
Malpractice0.050.929

(0.46 × 1 + 2.58 × 0.91 + 0.05 × 0.929) × $33.4009 = $95.33

The office and facility calculations use their respective practice-expense RVUs. The facility amount here is the physician fee, not a separate hospital or facility bill.

How this rate has changed

78232 · Office / nonfacility

$95.33

Effective 2026-10-01

The base rate is $4.11 higher than on 2025-10-01, moving from $91.22 to $95.33 (4.5%).

It is unchanged from the immediately preceding available release, effective 2026-07-01.

Base rate by release · bars start at $0 · select a bar to compare

One bar per available release, ordered by effective date. Missing rates remain gaps. These comparisons hold the code, setting and locality identifiers constant; they do not isolate which policy or input caused a change.

What changed, release by release

  1. January 1, 2026

    RVU26A

    $91.22changed to$95.33

    • Conversion factor 32.3465 changed to 33.4009
    • Work RVU 0.47 changed to 0.46
    • Practice expense RVU 2.55 changed to 2.58
    • Practice expense GPCI 0.903 changed to 0.910
    • Malpractice GPCI 0.947 changed to 0.929

    Held through RVU26B, RVU26C, RVU26D.

  2. January 1, 2025

    RVU25A

    Earliest loaded release: $91.22

    Held through RVU25B, RVU25C, RVU25D.

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Effective fromOffice / nonfacilityFacilityCMS release
2026-10-01$95.33Not available in this settingRVU26D
2026-07-01$95.33Not available in this settingRVU26C
2026-04-01$95.33Not available in this settingRVU26B
2026-01-01$95.33Not available in this settingRVU26A
2025-10-01$91.22Not available in this settingRVU25D
2025-07-01$91.22Not available in this settingRVU25C
2025-04-01$91.22Not available in this settingRVU25B
2025-01-01$91.22Not available in this settingRVU25A

78232 billing questions

How does 78232 differ from 78230?

Use 78232 for a functional study assessing gland uptake or secretion. 78230 describes salivary gland imaging without that functional-study focus.

When is 78231 a closer fit?

78231 is for serial salivary gland imaging. Choose 78232 when the performed service is a functional assessment rather than serial imaging alone.

Can the professional and technical portions be billed separately?

Yes. Report modifier 26 for the professional interpretation and modifier TC for the technical service. Without either modifier, the claim represents the global service.

What documentation supports reporting 78232?

Document the clinical reason for testing, the tracer and functional acquisition performed, any stimulation used, and the physician's interpretation of gland function.

Is 78232 reported per gland or per image?

The CMS facts provided do not specify a per-gland or per-image unit basis. Document the study performed and follow the code's applicable reporting instructions.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.

Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.

RVUs for 78232PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 9,281 (RVU26D)
Geographic factors for BeaumontGPCI2026.csv, line 97 (RVU26D)
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