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
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $499.12 $117.15 – $1,857.03
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $499.59 $697.12 – $9,278.10
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $500.00 $399.17 – $942.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $500.00 $429.61 – $942.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $500.00 $412.70 – $942.61
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $500.00 $412.70 – $942.61
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $503.30 $41.77 – $2,533.00
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $504.84 $354.82 – $1,352.25
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $514.64 $174.97 – $1,002.04
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $520.50 not published
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $521.07 $354.82 – $1,352.25
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $529.91 $433.79 – $991.98
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $531.80 $453.12 – $1,380.09
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $550.50 $31.40 – $1,093.08
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $563.08 $249.42 – $1,857.03
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $564.90 $426.14 – $2,048.04
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $564.90 $426.14 – $1,233.83
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $564.90 $426.14 – $426.14
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $566.14 $354.82 – $1,352.25
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $569.75 $472.65 – $1,378.55
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $576.96 $354.82 – $1,352.25
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $577.28 $410.18 – $1,117.34
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $588.26 $354.06 – $1,445.04
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $588.26 $354.06 – $1,445.04
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $595.79 $354.06 – $1,445.04
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $595.79 $347.94 – $1,503.68
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $595.79 $354.06 – $1,445.04
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $596.31 $354.06 – $1,445.04
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $596.31 $316.60 – $1,484.11
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $613.00 $362.15 – $555.50
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $613.00 $505.00 – $555.50
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $614.36 $391.93 – $2,565.73
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $621.06 $391.93 – $2,565.73
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $621.95 $635.67 – $3,944.94
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $621.95 $635.67 – $3,198.60
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $621.95 $452.78 – $3,198.60
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $621.95 $407.30 – $3,020.90
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $626.00 $484.25 – $1,078.79
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $626.12 $574.47 – $1,148.93
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $633.90 $299.03 – $1,513.47
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $633.90 $329.87 – $1,445.04
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $636.60 $413.76 – $1,649.37
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $636.97 $245.58 – $1,016.67
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $636.97 $245.58 – $1,016.67
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $636.97 $440.15 – $1,016.67
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $636.97 $440.15 – $1,016.67
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $636.97 $439.17 – $1,016.67
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $636.97 $245.58 – $1,016.67
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $636.97 $245.58 – $1,016.67
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $636.97 $440.15 – $1,016.67

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