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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$490$447 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$708 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,259Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $398 to $891
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,047professional $490

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
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th 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.