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
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $669.00 not published
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $669.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $669.00 not published
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $669.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $669.00 $398.33 – $717.00
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $669.00 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $671.20 $260.30 – $1,729.63
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $671.20 $262.16 – $1,733.51
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $681.00 not published
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $681.60 not published
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $688.00 not published
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $688.80 $346.50 – $1,732.26
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $688.80 $32.86 – $326.56
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea Berea, KY $689.34 $394.54 – $1,301.30
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $691.08 $344.60 – $1,334.97
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $696.00 $32.86 – $309.08
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $696.00 $275.44 – $275.44
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $703.20 $384.64 – $538.50
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $706.20 $369.04 – $369.04
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $706.20 $252.97 – $252.97
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $708.50 $382.11 – $389.75
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $710.55 $351.63 – $358.66
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $715.26 $389.55 – $423.68
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $716.25 $387.70 – $697.86
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $734.61 $212.60 – $748.03
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta Mt Shasta, CA $739.10 $228.00 – $950.00
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $743.00 $392.44 – $717.00
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $743.00 $392.44 – $717.00
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $747.35 $310.77 – $2,339.26
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $748.17 $80.37 – $1,081.55
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $751.10 $365.46 – $824.14
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $753.02 $403.83 – $1,835.24
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $758.10 $401.83 – $1,732.80
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $765.44 $99.24 – $4,305.60
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $768.00 $384.64 – $538.50
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $768.00 $363.22 – $1,177.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $768.00 $451.92 – $601.60
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $779.29 $382.58 – $631.25
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $782.60 $455.26 – $1,546.15
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $784.07 $948.60 – $1,217.37
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $786.50 $378.21 – $393.34
St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Lake Jackson, TX $797.30 $136.68 – $1,139.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $799.20 $393.90 – $1,250.27
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $799.20 $396.35 – $1,250.27
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $799.20 $393.90 – $1,250.27
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $799.20 $393.90 – $1,250.27
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $799.20 $391.79 – $1,250.27
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $799.20 $396.35 – $1,250.27
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $799.20 $391.79 – $1,250.27
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $812.30 $204.85 – $330.42

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