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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 July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $295 to $631
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $363

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$446.68
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$363

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.