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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Utah 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?

$427

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$372$269 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$537 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,622Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $60 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $977professional $372

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
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$912.01
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$707.95

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 44th of 51

$427

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.