Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Calhoun, GA — inpatient

In Calhoun, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $3,615.06 to $3,615.06, with a median of $3,615.06. Across Georgia, the median is $1,161.42 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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.

Lowest$3,615.06Adventhealth Gordon
Median$3,615.06half pay less
Highest$3,615.06in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun, GA HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER $3,615.06 $3,615.06 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,615.06, median $3,615.06, highest $3,615.06.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,615.06 — 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).