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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Hawaii 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 Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $759.

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 $295 to $832
$500$1Kprofessional $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
$41.69
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$776.25
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$794.33
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$57.54
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 12th 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.