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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 July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $832.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $407 to $832
$500$1Kprofessional $550

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
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$91.20
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
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 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.

Idaho· 13th of 51

$550

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.