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
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $433.75 $399.17 – $694.01
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $433.75 $419.41 – $694.01
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $433.75 $412.70 – $694.01
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $433.75 $412.70 – $694.01
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $439.15 $354.06 – $1,060.99
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $439.15 $354.06 – $1,060.99
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $443.90 $264.02 – $697.93
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $443.90 $264.02 – $697.93
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $443.90 $247.95 – $528.56
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $444.77 $354.06 – $1,060.99
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $444.77 $347.94 – $1,158.70
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $444.77 $354.06 – $1,060.99
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $445.16 $354.06 – $1,060.99
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $445.16 $316.60 – $1,089.67
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $448.48 $291.01 – $1,976.45
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $450.24 $174.97 – $748.03
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $452.25 $176.02 – $910.18
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $264.02 – $791.28
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $452.25 $105.61 – $813.24
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $452.25 $146.68 – $790.69
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $176.02 – $910.18
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $247.95 – $870.49
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $247.95 – $813.24
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $452.25 $247.95 – $850.31
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $452.25 $146.68 – $936.12
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $452.25 $264.02 – $850.31
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $452.25 $264.02 – $850.31
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $452.25 $247.95 – $790.69
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $453.37 $291.01 – $1,976.45
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $459.76 $174.97 – $820.48
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $460.95 $273.41 – $1,101.00
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $466.50 $371.82 – $409.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $469.76 $273.41 – $1,101.00
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $472.98 $240.75 – $1,365.91
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $473.22 $218.25 – $1,166.24
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $473.22 $240.75 – $1,060.99
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $473.40 $208.17 – $631.20
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $475.20 $273.41 – $810.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $475.51 $225.70 – $748.54
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $225.70 – $748.54
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $475.51 $336.31 – $748.54
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $475.51 $336.31 – $748.54
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $475.51 $326.98 – $748.54
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $225.70 – $748.54
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $475.51 $225.70 – $748.54
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $475.51 $333.87 – $748.54
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $475.51 $336.31 – $748.54
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $475.51 $336.31 – $748.54
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $475.51 $336.31 – $748.54
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $498.42 $239.98 – $886.08

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