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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

North Dakota 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $891.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,000
$500$1Kprofessional $676

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
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$269.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$676

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.