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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 October 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $661 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$398 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$661$64.57 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $59 to $1,230Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $63 to $741
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $661professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$691.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$67.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
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
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 19th of 51

$562

AK $1,349TX $363

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.