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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

South Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $562.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,585
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $372

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Wyoming than in Florida. 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.

South Carolina· 47th of 51

$372

WY $1,445FL $339

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.