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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

New Mexico 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,413 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$355$50.12 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,413$676 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,344Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $39 to $759
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,413professional $355

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
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$457.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 48th of 51

$398

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.