HIDA scan cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,078.74 to $1,869.00, with a median of $1,078.74. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $1,161.42 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 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 Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 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 · (404) 686-2450 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 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 Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,078.74, median $1,078.74, highest $1,869.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $1,473.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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).