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
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK $2,064.85 $296.97 – $1,739.87
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD $2,068.80 $511.36 – $2,327.40
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $2,070.54 $414.43 – $2,728.30
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $2,070.54 $414.43 – $2,503.03
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $2,070.54 $414.43 – $2,503.03
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $2,070.54 $517.32 – $2,625.55
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $2,070.54 $414.43 – $2,728.30
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $2,082.75 $638.31 – $974.28
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $2,082.75 $638.31 – $974.28
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $2,090.40 $581.86 – $593.49
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $2,092.80 $745.56 – $2,354.40
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $2,093.85 $527.40 – $1,119.44
Redwood City Medical Center Redwood City, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $2,094.40 $719.00 – $719.00
Providence Medford Medical Center Medford, OR $2,114.25 $550.27 – $1,375.66
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $2,114.40 $903.91 – $2,378.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook, MN $2,131.20 $565.18 – $2,397.60
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy, MN $2,131.20 $565.18 – $2,397.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $2,146.40 $565.18 – $2,414.70
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $2,150.50 $427.25 – $1,034.84
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $2,158.08 $38.86 – $2,158.08
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $2,162.04 $545.44 – $1,822.70
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $2,162.04 not published
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $2,162.16 $1,822.70 – $1,822.70
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $2,165.58 $152.52 – $1,101.15
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $2,165.58 $152.52 – $1,101.15
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $2,172.80 $407.30 – $6,208.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $2,172.80 $407.30 – $6,208.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $2,172.80 $407.30 – $6,208.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $2,172.80 $407.30 – $6,208.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $2,172.80 $407.30 – $6,208.00
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $2,177.00 $518.98 – $1,295.90
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $2,187.60 $578.67 – $1,287.59
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $2,194.40 $283.02 – $1,732.99

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