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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Missouri 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $692.

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 $447 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,042
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $447

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
$48.98
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 36th of 51

$447

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.