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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

New Hampshire 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $776.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,047
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $550

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$416.87
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$550

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.