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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Connecticut 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?

$646

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $1,318.

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 $646 · 10th to 90th $245 to $2,089
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $646

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
$53.70
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$56.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$501.19
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$646

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.