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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Vermont 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?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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$603$562 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,660 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,311Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,660
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,660professional $603

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 8th of 51

$794

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.