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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

West Virginia 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $389 to $479.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $363 to $589
$500$1Kprofessional $407

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$707.95

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$407

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.