Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Corbin, KY — inpatient

In Corbin, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $2,313.56 to $2,313.56, with a median of $2,313.56. Across Kentucky, the median is $3,389.96 at 14 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$2,313.56AdventHealth Manchester
Median$2,313.56half pay less
Highest$2,313.56in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
AdventHealth Manchester Manchester, KY · (606) 598-5104 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER $2,313.56 $2,313.56 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,313.56, median $2,313.56, highest $2,313.56.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,179.64 — 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).