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
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $1,494.00 $408.43 – $735.17
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $1,494.00 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $1,494.00 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $1,494.00 $408.43 – $735.17
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $1,494.00 $378.21 – $680.79
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $1,494.00 $378.21 – $1,792.80
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $1,495.50 $401.00 – $412.80
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $1,497.94 $194.38 – $5,041.83
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $1,499.60 $31.91 – $551.10
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $1,506.60 $428.40 – $436.97
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $1,515.00 $428.40 – $436.97
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $1,519.70 $445.48 – $1,477.12
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $1,521.10 $303.06 – $4,346.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $1,521.10 $303.06 – $4,346.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $1,521.10 $303.06 – $4,346.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $1,521.10 $303.06 – $4,346.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $1,521.10 $303.06 – $4,346.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $1,522.95 $358.66 – $2,343.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $1,525.40 $291.01 – $3,038.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $1,529.55 $388.31 – $815.30
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
West Los Angeles Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Woodland Hills Medical Center WOODLAND HILLS, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Panorama Medical Center PANORAMA CITY, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
San Diego Clairemont Mesa Medical Center SAN DIEGO, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Los Angeles Sunset Medical Center LOS ANGELES, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Moreno Valley Medical Center MORENO VALLEY, CA $1,534.00 $365.00 – $365.00
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,537.90 not published
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $1,538.55 $218.05 – $924.58
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,538.92 $417.47 – $926.79
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $1,539.00 $300.97 – $1,456.41
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $1,545.00 $325.63 – $425.07
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $1,546.58 $440.27 – $2,754.18
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $1,550.95 $395.28 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1,550.95 $391.25 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1,550.95 $387.22 – $884.18
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $1,550.95 $391.25 – $884.18
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $1,557.00 $323.36 – $537.98
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $1,557.00 $370.61 – $537.98
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $1,557.00 $370.61 – $537.98
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $1,557.00 $321.80 – $568.75
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $1,557.00 $370.61 – $537.98
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $1,558.00 $26.00 – $1,630.21
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $1,564.80 $296.26 – $1,760.40

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