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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $1,698.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $389 to $2,239
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $525

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
$83.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$724.44

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 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.

Arizona· 15th of 51

$525

WY $1,445FL $339

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.