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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Kentucky 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?

$380

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $363 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$295 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$363$324 to $513

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $363 · 10th to 90th $251 to $676Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $263 to $794
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $363professional $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
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$562.34
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$489.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$467.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$380

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.