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
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $1,880.20 not published
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $1,881.55 $353.15 – $754.64
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $1,882.80 $26.17 – $603.43
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $1,884.68 $31.91 – $1,241.53
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $1,884.68 $31.91 – $1,130.80
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $1,889.60 $381.74 – $2,125.80
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,890.50 $371.82 – $409.00
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $1,891.53 $417.47 – $926.79
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $1,891.53 $872.48 – $872.48
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $1,891.53 $417.47 – $926.79
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $1,891.53 $417.47 – $968.16
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $1,891.53 $417.47 – $926.79
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $1,894.00 $32.97 – $955.25
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK $1,918.81 $376.92 – $822.80
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $1,925.60 $421.92 – $2,166.30
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $1,925.60 $421.92 – $2,166.30
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $1,928.00 $1,236.33 – $2,169.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $1,935.70 $368.14 – $2,978.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $1,936.00 $296.56 – $763.16
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $1,936.00 $1,019.92 – $1,019.92
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $1,936.00 $1,019.92 – $1,019.92
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $1,938.40 $421.92 – $2,180.70
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $1,943.50 $381.72 – $396.99
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $1,943.50 not published
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $1,944.00 $266.27 – $446.10
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $1,959.13 $293.43 – $2,851.92
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL $1,960.00 not published
HCA FLORIDA PALMS WEST HOSPITAL LOXAHATCHEE, FL $1,977.00 $641.10 – $1,870.35
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $1,981.60 $777.78 – $2,229.30
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $1,989.75 $405.14 – $1,012.86
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $1,991.40 $196.02 – $446.10
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $1,994.85 $1.10 – $2,495.70
akron general Akron, OH $1,994.85 $0.87 – $2,495.70
mercy hospital Canton, OH $1,994.85 $1.01 – $2,495.70
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $2,015.40 $300.97 – $1,499.41
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital Madison, WI $2,024.44 $32.10 – $840.14
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $2,026.86 $523.08 – $2,344.32
Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $2,037.75 $173.17 – $2,821.50
Bethesda Hospital East BOYNTON BEACH, FL $2,037.75 $234.02 – $2,821.50
Doctors Hospital CORAL GABLES, FL $2,037.75 $226.86 – $2,821.50
Baptist Health Hospital Doral SOUTH MIAMI, FL $2,037.75 $226.86 – $2,821.50
Fishermens Community Hospital MARATHON, FL $2,037.75 $226.86 – $2,821.50
Homestead Hospital HOMESTEAD, FL $2,037.75 $167.89 – $2,821.50
Mariners Hospital TAVERNIER, FL $2,037.75 $226.86 – $2,821.50
West Kendall Baptist Hospital MIAMI, FL $2,037.75 $226.86 – $2,821.50
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $2,038.40 $296.26 – $2,293.20
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $2,046.00 not published
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $2,057.25 $381.72 – $385.54
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $2,059.20 $385.47 – $385.47
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $2,078.05 $385.47 – $385.47

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