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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

New York 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?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $417 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$417$355 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$245 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $145 to $1,380Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $302 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $417

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
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$794.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,288.25
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,202.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$89.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$645.65
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$707.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,023.29
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$776.25
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$707.95
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$446.68
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
FX · Film X-ray
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$331.13

Where New York 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 York· 46th of 51

$417

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.