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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Idaho 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $1,259 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$479 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,259$871 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,862Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $85 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,259professional $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
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$954.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$794.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$933.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 7th of 51

$813

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.