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
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $2,078.05 $385.47 – $385.47
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $2,078.05 $385.47 – $385.47
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $2,078.05 $393.90 – $393.90
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $2,079.00 $292.69 – $813.17
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $2,079.00 $259.51 – $1,551.28
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $2,079.00 $259.51 – $1,551.28
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $2,079.00 $259.51 – $1,551.28
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $2,079.00 $259.51 – $1,551.28
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $2,093.89 $291.01 – $1,202.46
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $2,117.05 $213.64 – $1,345.10
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $2,127.94 $291.01 – $7,627.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $2,129.00 $341.00 – $594.36
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $2,144.38 $57.03 – $860.57
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $2,144.38 $57.03 – $860.57
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $2,177.00 $382.11 – $954.13
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $2,184.80 $428.40 – $436.97
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $2,187.60 $431.99 – $943.44
St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH $2,232.60 not published
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $2,252.90 $26.68 – $1,733.00
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $2,252.90 $27.62 – $2,772.80
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $2,253.60 $741.25 – $3,130.00
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $2,272.00 $182.81 – $2,556.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $2,284.80 $445.48 – $1,325.27
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $2,286.35 $34.30 – $2,130.88
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $2,292.55 $212.58 – $2,569.04
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $2,295.75 $34.30 – $2,084.54
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $2,296.56 $1,667.74 – $3,702.39
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $2,304.06 $201.24 – $1,050.04
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $2,305.80 $502.65 – $1,434.70
NORTHCREST MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGFIELD, TN $2,307.86 $264.74 – $840.77
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $2,308.00 $266.27 – $2,259.58
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $2,311.69 $291.01 – $2,637.18
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $2,313.56 $375.10 – $375.10
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL $2,321.60 $403.35 – $943.43
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $2,323.90 $585.63 – $3,095.44
GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOWLING GREEN, KY $2,364.95 $243.06 – $848.52
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $2,373.80 $218.05 – $1,345.10
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $2,378.40 $26.17 – $603.43
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $2,378.40 $26.17 – $603.43
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $2,378.40 $26.17 – $603.43
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $2,378.40 $26.17 – $603.43
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $2,382.25 $381.72 – $396.99
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $2,397.20 not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX $2,404.08 $303.06 – $632.05
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $2,445.30 $29.82 – $2,946.10
Adventhealth Central Texas Killeen, TX $2,456.01 $401.59 – $1,176.60
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $2,456.64 $318.49 – $3,412.00
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $2,488.80 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $2,488.80 not published
St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH $2,488.80 not published

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