HIDA scan cost in Boulder, CO
In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $4,442.42 to $4,442.42, with a median of $4,442.42. Across Colorado, the median is $1,312.36 at 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $4,442.42 | $4,442.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4,442.42, median $4,442.42, highest $4,442.42.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,442.42. 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).