HIDA scan cost in Cape Coral, FL
In Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $621.00 to $621.00, with a median of $621.00. The lowest listed price is at Gulf Coast Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities 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 Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC NM Hepatobiliary Scan-Bile Leak | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Nuc Hepatobiliary/Pipida W/O Ef Scan | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL HC NM Hepatobiliary Scan-Bile Leak | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL HC Nuc Hepatobiliary/Pipida W/O Ef Scan | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC NM Hepatobiliary Scan-Bile Leak | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Nuc Hepatobiliary/Pipida W/O Ef Scan | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Rehab Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL HC NM Hepatobiliary Scan-Bile Leak | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Rehab Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL HC Nuc Hepatobiliary/Pipida W/O Ef Scan | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cape Coral Hospital lowest Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC NM Hepatobiliary Scan-Bile Leak | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Cape Coral Hospital lowest Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Nuc Hepatobiliary/Pipida W/O Ef Scan | $621.00 | $3,105.00 | $1,242.00–$2,484.00 | 80% | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $621.00, median $621.00, highest $621.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $621.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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).