Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,151.36 to $1,151.36, with a median of $1,151.36. Across Ohio, the median is $1,494.00 at 105 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,151.36Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$1,151.36half pay less
Highest$1,151.36in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Nuc Med Hepatobiliary System Imaging Incl Gallbladder $1,151.36 $1,151.36 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,151.36, median $1,151.36, highest $1,151.36.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,151.36 — 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).