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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 October 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication cost?

$490

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $490 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $589 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$380 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$589$407 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $589 · 10th to 90th $407 to $3,020Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,230
$500$1K$2Kfacility $589professional $479

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
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$977.24

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$490

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.