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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Maryland 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $490.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $355 to $741
$50$100$200$500$1Kprofessional $398

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
$23.44
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$457.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$954.99
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$398

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.