HIDA scan cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $412.16 to $2,133.75, with a median of $1,557.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $1,144.84 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $812.38 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 6, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $412.16 | $736.00 | $174.97–$736.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $450.24 | $804.00 | $174.97–$804.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $459.76 | $821.00 | $174.97–$820.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $459.76 | $821.00 | $174.97–$820.48 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $514.64 | $919.00 | $174.97–$919.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,557.00 | $1,557.00 | — | — | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $1,570.50 | $2,094.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $2,040.75 | $2,721.00 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $2,133.75 | $2,845.00 | $1.00–$596.11 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $2,133.75 | $2,845.00 | $1.00–$596.11 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $412.16, median $1,557.00, highest $2,133.75 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $872.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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).