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Gallbladder Function Scan With Stimulating Medication

Wyoming 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $776 to $1,549.

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

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $2,455Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,549
$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $1,000

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
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 4th of 51

$1,000

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.