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Nuclear Medicine Scan Of The Liver And Gallbladder

Indiana rates for HCPCS 78226

This imaging study uses a small amount of a radioactive tracer, injected into a vein, to track how the liver produces and releases bile into the gallbladder and intestine over time. A special camera takes images as the tracer moves through the biliary system. It's commonly used to evaluate gallbladder function or diagnose blockages.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nuclear Medicine Scan Of The Liver And Gallbladder cost?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $363.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $288 · 10th to 90th $269 to $501
$500$1Kprofessional $288

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$48.98
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$288

WY $1,148FL $251

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.