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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Nebraska 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$661 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$813 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,344Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,202
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,230professional $813

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
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$125.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$891

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.