HIDA scan cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $1,078.74 to $2,056.00, with a median of $1,473.87. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $395.13 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,161.42 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 12 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation LLC Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta INC Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Decatur, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dekalb Medical Center, INC Lithonia, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource, Inc. Decatur, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ehca John's Creek, LLC Johns Creek, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Grady Hepatobiliary Imag W Glbldr | $3,586.00 | $3,586.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $3,611.00 | $3,611.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,078.74, median $1,473.87, highest $2,056.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $1,078.74. 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).