HIDA scan cost in Grand Forks, ND — inpatient
In Grand Forks, ND-MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,141.92 to $1,141.92, with a median of $1,141.92. Across North Dakota, the median is $1,230.57 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND · (701) 780-5000 HC NM HIDA IMAGE | $1,141.92 | $1,872.00 | — | 39% | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,141.92, median $1,141.92, highest $1,141.92.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,370.11 — 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).
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78226 ($1,465.37). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks, NDCHG HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $123.83 | file |