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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Oregon 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$631 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$457 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $83 to $1,738Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,202
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $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
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$851.14
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$851.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$759

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.