Gallbladder and Bile Duct Scan (HIDA Scan) cost at US hospitals

Nuclear medicine imaging of the hepatobiliary system · CPT 78226

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Gallbladder and Bile Duct Scan (HIDA Scan)

This scan follows bile, not anatomy. A tracer is injected into a vein, the liver pulls it out of the blood and sends it into the bile, and a camera watches where it goes — into the gallbladder, down the duct, and out into the intestine. It answers questions an ultrasound cannot, because it shows flow rather than structure.

$128.52

lowest cash price

$1,494.00

national median

$14,884.19

highest cash price

899

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $128.52–$14,884.19 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$14,884.19

HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL — ST PETERSBURG, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,348.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,045.72)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,449.84 $1,449.84 $3,023.28
Arizona 20 $196.71 $424.25 $3,377.59
Arkansas 6 $286.50 $596.61 $1,734.00
California 88 $153.85 $1,534.00 $3,719.70
Colorado 17 $753.02 $4,442.42 $10,428.31
Florida 77 $1,203.02 $3,478.29 $14,884.19
Georgia 25 $823.18 $1,078.74 $6,716.47
Hawaii 2 $373.76 $373.76 $1,056.00
Illinois 50 $315.81 $1,515.00 $3,083.04
Indiana 26 $524.75 $1,856.40 $4,045.72
Iowa 24 $703.20 $1,326.98 $2,567.00
Kansas 11 $1,118.40 $3,787.97 $8,191.05
Kentucky 21 $505.01 $1,292.79 $4,045.72
Louisiana 2 $379.34 $379.34 $379.34
Maine 7 $1,348.35 $1,433.45 $2,295.75
Maryland 2 $315.00 $315.00 $315.00
Michigan 27 $412.16 $669.00 $1,557.00
Minnesota 19 $1,041.46 $1,804.00 $1,938.40
Mississippi 10 $219.34 $524.17 $710.55
Missouri 20 $815.10 $1,416.35 $8,425.54
Montana 2 $1,071.20 $1,071.20 $1,071.20
Nebraska 13 $343.16 $965.50 $2,323.90
Nevada 3 $498.42 $1,497.94 $1,658.69
New Hampshire 1 $1,894.00 $1,894.00 $1,894.00
New Jersey 21 $306.76 $444.77 $651.53
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $475.51 $475.51 $6,906.00
North Carolina 15 $708.50 $1,438.58 $2,177.00
North Dakota 2 $1,564.80 $1,564.80 $2,038.40
Ohio 67 $716.25 $1,494.00 $3,444.60
Oklahoma 13 $528.18 $1,288.95 $2,715.05
Oregon 12 $128.52 $1,852.15 $2,079.00
Pennsylvania 30 $424.50 $1,404.00 $4,581.00
South Carolina 11 $466.50 $1,683.00 $3,870.00
South Dakota 7 $1,758.40 $1,889.60 $2,272.00
Tennessee 37 $186.76 $452.25 $7,587.63
Texas 116 $579.51 $1,754.98 $11,953.39
Virginia 42 $443.90 $1,135.50 $9,354.00
Washington 31 $541.80 $1,200.00 $2,284.80
West Virginia 17 $182.50 $688.80 $1,558.00
Wisconsin 32 $867.54 $1,375.00 $2,893.27
Wyoming 4 $758.10 $1,201.42 $1,383.05

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $128.52 $28.31 – $77.25
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $153.85 $34.33 – $2,100.47
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $182.50 $26.00 – $667.80
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $186.76 $155.30 – $947.73
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $193.43 $155.30 – $947.73
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $196.71 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $200.10 $155.30 – $947.73
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $200.10 $155.30 – $947.73
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $208.32 $513.27 – $3,868.80
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $213.44 $186.36 – $947.73
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $216.92 $273.41 – $1,071.20
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $219.34 $363.87 – $826.99
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $220.11 $155.30 – $947.73
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $220.11 $155.30 – $947.73
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $220.11 $155.30 – $947.73
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $220.11 $155.30 – $947.73
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $245.50 $26.00 – $2,380.51
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $251.40 $34.02 – $1,156.89
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $276.39 $513.27 – $3,992.30
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $286.50 $312.39 – $735.92
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $289.20 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $306.76 $231.57 – $1,365.91
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $309.75 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $311.22 $273.41 – $1,174.40
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $311.22 $273.41 – $1,174.40
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $315.00 $525.00 – $525.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $315.81 $291.23 – $2,426.89
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $329.80 $319.22 – $733.84
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $343.16 $179.04 – $611.72
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $345.60 $306.21 – $822.66
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $359.66 $72.99 – $1,101.00
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $359.70 $33.41 – $2,082.35
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $364.21 $273.41 – $1,071.20
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $373.76 $202.87 – $2,044.00
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $379.34 $374.59 – $1,381.59
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $383.00 not published
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $389.75 $231.57 – $1,365.91
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $390.14 $159.93 – $1,365.91
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $396.88 $240.75 – $1,365.91
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $398.80 $361.51 – $805.34
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $399.51 $240.75 – $1,365.91
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $401.10 $213.75 – $735.92
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $401.88 $164.49 – $1,365.91
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $411.04 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $412.16 $174.97 – $748.03
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $416.86 $312.39 – $740.54
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $418.40 $349.56 – $1,158.00
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $424.25 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $424.50 $26.00 – $804.80
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $429.52 $34.33 – $2,533.00

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