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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Montana 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?

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $741.

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 $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,138
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $479

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$724.44

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 26th of 51

$479

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.