HIDA scan cost in Athens, OH
In Athens, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $2,057.25 to $2,057.25, with a median of $2,057.25. Across Ohio, the median is $1,540.50 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OhioHealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH · (740) 593-5551 Hc Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,057.25 | $3,165.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,057.25, median $2,057.25, highest $2,057.25.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,057.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A HIDA scan follows a radioactive tracer as the liver takes it up and releases it into the bile ducts, gallbladder and bowel. It is used to look for gallbladder inflammation, a blocked bile duct or a bile leak.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the imaging. The tracer and the reading by a radiologist or nuclear medicine doctor are often billed separately. A scan that also measures how well the gallbladder empties after a medicine is given is billed under a different code (78227).