Gallbladder Function Scan (HIDA with Medication) cost at US hospitals

Nuclear medicine imaging of the hepatobiliary system with pharmacologic intervention · CPT 78227

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Gallbladder Function Scan (HIDA with Medication)

This is a hepatobiliary scan — often called a HIDA scan — in which a radioactive tracer is injected and followed by camera as the liver takes it up and passes it into the bile. What distinguishes this version is that a drug is given partway through to make the gallbladder squeeze, so its emptying can be measured rather than just its filling.

$156.60

lowest cash price

$1,615.00

national median

$15,061.48

highest cash price

903

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $156.60–$15,061.48 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$15,061.48

HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL — TAMPA, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,402.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,407.12)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $1,449.84 $1,449.84 $3,326.70
Arizona 19 $241.60 $566.14 $2,768.41
Arkansas 6 $319.50 $653.55 $2,375.00
California 88 $347.67 $1,612.00 $5,095.80
Colorado 17 $1,031.22 $4,788.24 $13,035.36
Florida 76 $1,203.02 $4,518.00 $15,061.48
Georgia 25 $1,004.04 $1,078.74 $7,748.96
Hawaii 2 $373.76 $373.76 $1,335.00
Illinois 50 $500.00 $1,841.00 $3,385.80
Indiana 26 $626.12 $2,062.20 $4,759.49
Iowa 27 $951.72 $1,493.98 $2,567.00
Kansas 11 $1,196.40 $4,461.24 $10,622.23
Kentucky 22 $665.50 $1,750.20 $4,759.49
Louisiana 2 $409.24 $409.24 $409.24
Maine 7 $1,402.40 $1,718.70 $2,488.30
Maryland 2 $432.60 $432.60 $432.60
Michigan 27 $412.16 $1,557.00 $1,762.00
Minnesota 19 $1,190.40 $1,907.20 $2,257.60
Mississippi 10 $344.30 $577.28 $716.52
Missouri 20 $888.25 $1,756.11 $9,931.31
Montana 2 $1,071.20 $1,071.20 $1,071.20
Nebraska 13 $899.30 $1,097.50 $2,472.65
Nevada 3 $1,252.26 $2,052.26 $2,272.50
New Hampshire 1 $3,863.55 $3,863.55 $3,863.55
New Jersey 21 $365.19 $595.79 $885.90
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $636.60 $636.97 $7,795.00
North Carolina 15 $708.50 $1,502.55 $2,216.55
North Dakota 4 $1,972.00 $1,983.20 $2,038.40
Ohio 67 $799.20 $2,326.50 $3,569.15
Oklahoma 12 $564.90 $1,729.65 $3,088.94
Oregon 12 $156.60 $2,310.75 $2,570.40
Pennsylvania 31 $550.50 $1,646.40 $4,581.00
South Carolina 11 $466.50 $1,890.50 $3,870.00
South Dakota 7 $1,691.20 $2,068.80 $2,279.20
Tennessee 37 $367.40 $452.25 $7,587.63
Texas 116 $621.95 $1,900.64 $14,668.07
Virginia 42 $443.90 $1,555.00 $9,354.00
Washington 31 $782.60 $1,523.20 $4,195.10
West Virginia 16 $520.50 $1,068.00 $1,964.00
Wisconsin 33 $954.18 $1,615.00 $2,715.59
Wyoming 4 $1,071.84 $1,645.29 $1,894.02

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $1,789.92 $334.42 – $2,486.00
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $1,794.42 $1,974.45 – $3,659.20
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN $1,798.29 $363.28 – $1,143.06
Adventhealth Ocala Ocala, FL $1,800.15 $504.57 – $1,258.77
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $1,808.25 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $1,812.20 $283.02 – $1,732.99
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $1,813.50 $532.24 – $1,821.87
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $1,825.20 $334.42 – $2,535.00
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $1,828.80 not published
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $1,832.40 $210.15 – $564.50
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $1,841.00 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $1,841.00 not published
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $1,848.00 $539.00 – $539.00
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $1,854.40 $561.19 – $2,086.20
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $1,854.40 $389.94 – $2,086.20
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $1,864.45 $386.94 – $3,995.25
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $1,869.00 $667.62 – $667.62
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,869.00 $509.77 – $1,179.95
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $1,869.00 $524.42 – $1,179.95
Platte County Hospital Wheatland, WY $1,875.88 $1,243.68 – $2,513.27
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $1,877.88 $391.93 – $4,230.38
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $1,878.10 not published
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $1,885.50 $513.69 – $1,027.38
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC $1,890.50 $497.25 – $555.50
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $1,892.16 $334.42 – $1,454.64
Washakie Medical Center Worland, WY $1,894.02 $44.16 – $89.24
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $1,894.69 $283.02 – $1,258.17
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $1,900.64 $390.26 – $2,375.80
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $1,906.00 $540.36 – $556.26
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $1,906.00 $540.36 – $556.26
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $1,907.20 $565.18 – $2,145.60
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $1,912.80 not published
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $1,922.64 $38.86 – $706.57

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