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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Washington, DC 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $525.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,122
$500$1Kprofessional $398

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
$37.15
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 45th of 51

$398

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.