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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Iowa 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $776 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$427 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$646 to $1,259

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,445Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,175
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $776professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 11th of 51

$676

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.