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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 October 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $617 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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$617$550 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$661 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,399Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,514
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,905professional $617

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$117.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$147.91
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$631

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.