HIDA scan cost in Houghton, MI — inpatient
In Houghton, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $212.55 to $212.55, with a median of $212.55. Across Michigan, the median is $812.38 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Houghton, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital lowest Laurium, MI · (906) 337-6500 Pro Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $212.55 | $327.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium, MI · (906) 337-6500 NM Hepatobiliary Imaging Including Gb | $2,241.85 | $3,449.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium, MI · (906) 337-6500 HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,454.40 | $3,776.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $212.55, median $212.55, highest $212.55.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $212.55 — 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).