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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Maine 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?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $479 to $589.

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 $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $759
$500$1Kprofessional $513

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
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$5,888.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$5,888.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 16th of 51

$513

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.