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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Indiana 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $676 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$389$339 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$437 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,660Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $295 to $708
$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $389

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
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$467.74
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$417

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.