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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Colorado 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $407 to $513.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $331 to $724
$200$500$1Kprofessional $417

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
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 39th of 51

$417

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.