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
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $505.01 $288.42 – $1,253.98
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $507.38 $213.75 – $733.84
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $514.48 $155.36 – $1,365.91
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $514.64 $174.97 – $748.03
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $524.17 $39.00 – $1,027.00
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $524.75 $422.96 – $845.92
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $527.85 $310.77 – $2,657.03
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $528.18 $310.43 – $1,528.92
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $528.18 $310.43 – $921.08
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $528.18 $310.43 – $310.43
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $541.80 not published
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $545.79 $364.80 – $1,021.44
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $549.70 $21.51 – $1,616.03
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $549.70 $21.51 – $1,525.04
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $549.70 $21.51 – $1,325.26
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $549.70 $21.51 – $1,398.45
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $565.02 $207.00 – $1,455.05
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $568.48 $240.75 – $1,365.91
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $569.34 $310.77 – $2,657.03
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $569.57 $201.05 – $1,365.91
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $569.75 $352.85 – $1,087.00
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $574.75 $376.92 – $904.12
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $578.12 $261.91 – $1,455.05
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $579.51 $213.84 – $2,851.92
Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $582.80 $273.41 – $1,101.00
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $584.68 $489.74 – $3,708.51
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $584.68 $489.74 – $3,006.90
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $584.68 $425.65 – $3,006.90
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $584.68 $303.06 – $2,839.85
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $589.26 $358.54 – $1,334.97
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $595.35 $514.17 – $1,439.81
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $596.61 $353.41 – $849.05
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $599.73 $240.75 – $1,365.91
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $602.00 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $603.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $613.00 $323.55 – $409.00
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $613.00 $371.82 – $409.00
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $613.20 $476.92 – $1,283.68
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $620.62 $31.43 – $4,654.65
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $635.36 $34.33 – $2,436.61
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $635.36 $1.03 – $2,100.98
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $635.36 $34.19 – $2,118.78
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $636.60 $302.57 – $1,231.28
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $647.03 $213.75 – $811.16
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $647.19 $213.75 – $811.16
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $647.39 $351.63 – $358.66
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $650.16 $343.61 – $1,002.20
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $651.53 $240.75 – $1,365.91
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $652.20 $208.17 – $546.54
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $652.30 $261.04 – $1,663.48

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