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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78227

A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected and tracked as it moves through the liver, bile ducts, and gallbladder, and a medication is given during the scan to stimulate the gallbladder so its ability to contract and empty can be measured. It helps evaluate gallbladder function or a possible blockage in the bile ducts.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$676 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$617 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,884Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $1,318

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
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,698.24
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,349

AK $1,349TX $363

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.