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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Delaware 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$407 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$407 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,380Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $339 to $891
$500$1Kfacility $813professional $479

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
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 28th of 51

$525

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.