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

$1,493.98

national median

$14,884.19

highest cash price

902

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 23 $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 32 $424.50 $1,359.00 $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
HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL TAMPA, FL $13,802.17 $848.52 – $1,808.31
HCA FLORIDA NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ST PETERSBURG, FL $14,884.19 $1,771.03 – $1,808.31
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $218.05 – $508.86
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $848.52 – $1,940.01
HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE, FL not published $848.52 – $1,781.35
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $81.56 – $994.77
HCA HealthONE PRESBYTERIAN ST. LUKE'S REHABILITATION, A PART OF SPALDING REHABILITATION Denver, CO not published $634.65 – $848.52
HCA HealthONE AURORA Aurora, CO not published $80.53 – $904.69
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $297.00 – $2,262.61
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC not published $70.12 – $703.20
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC not published $72.91 – $703.20
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN not published $196.65 – $840.77
MEDICAL CITY MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER - ALLIANCE FORT WORTH, TX not published $632.05 – $632.05
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY not published $189.44 – $189.44
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $303.06 – $303.06
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN not published $26.17 – $603.43
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN not published $422.96 – $634.44
CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital - Atlanta Atlanta, TX not published $197.24 – $1,230.83
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $282.42 – $612.96
CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Jasper Memorial Jasper, TX not published $202.68 – $1,347.74
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $318.09 – $985.21
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX not published $303.06 – $333.37
Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula, FL not published $879.49 – $879.49
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $455.26 – $1,656.59
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX not published $389.55 – $423.68
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT not published $1,268.29 – $1,268.29
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX not published $213.84 – $2,851.92
lodi hospital Lodi, OH not published $401.83 – $480.13
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $432.73 – $501.06
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA not published $2,706.96 – $2,706.96
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA not published $538.63 – $1,077.32
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN not published $421.92 – $421.92
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA not published $119.14 – $490.03
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $397.94 – $1,394.25
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $397.94 – $1,394.25
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $397.85 – $409.55
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $318.77 – $811.16
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $26.17 – $603.43
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $174.97 – $525.40
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $310.43 – $673.46
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK not published $310.43 – $772.23
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK not published $310.43 – $860.02
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $371.62 – $1,040.54
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $233.91 – $855.00
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $371.62 – $1,040.54
Adventhealth Rollins Brook Lampasas, TX not published $1,176.60 – $1,176.60
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria, LA not published $262.06 – $898.24
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI not published $124.96 – $848.52
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN not published $26.17 – $603.43

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