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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Minnesota 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $1,096.

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 $794 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,413
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $794

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
$39.81
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$97.72
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$851.14
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$794

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.