Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
HC HEPATOBIL SYST IMAGE W/DRUG - NM HEPATOBILIARY
San Diego, CA
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Sharp Memorial Hospital’s median price of $2.9k is 246% above the median hospital's median price ($843), higher than 96% of the 2,458 hospitals reporting CPT 78227. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 18 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $728 | $728 | — | — | — | $728 – $728 |
| 2 | Aetna aetna - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 3 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield - ppo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.5k | $1.5k | — | — | — | $1.5k – $1.5k |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 6 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1.8k | $1.8k | — | — | — | $1.8k – $1.8k |
| 7 | Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 8 | MultiPlan multiplan percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.1k | $2.1k | — | — | — | $2.1k – $2.1k |
| 9 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - standard percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 10 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - prudent buyer percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | — | — | — | $2.9k – $2.9k |
| 11 | Humana choice care network percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | — | $3.2k – $3.2k |
| 12 | Molina molina - cal medi-connect percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 13 | Molina molina medi-cal percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 14 | Medicare medicare percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.6k | $3.6k | — | — | — | $3.6k – $3.6k |
| 15 | Aetna aetna whole health percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3.9k | $3.9k | — | — | — | $3.9k – $3.9k |
| 16 | Blue Cross Blue Shield blue cross - mcs percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 17 | Optum optum health - medicare percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.0k | $4.0k | — | — | — | $4.0k – $4.0k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare united healthcare - hmo percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.3k | $4.3k | — | — | — | $4.3k – $4.3k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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