HIDA scan cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient
In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,819.80 to $1,819.80, with a median of $1,819.80. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,751.40 at 18 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Hospital INC lowest Greenville, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,819.80 | $3,033.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St Francis Hospital INC lowest Greenville, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,819.80 | $3,033.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,819.80, median $1,819.80, highest $1,819.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,819.80 — 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).