HIDA scan cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $1,044.12 to $3,674.27, with a median of $2,378.40. The lowest listed price is at Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel and 1 other hospital — $1,334.28 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,316.25 at 74 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,378.40, is 83% above the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franciscan St Francis Health - Carmel lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 528-5000 Hepatobiliary System Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,044.12 | $4,520.00 | $428.40–$4,068.00 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis lowest Indianapolis, IN · (317) 528-5000 Hepatobiliary System Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,044.12 | $4,520.00 | $422.96–$4,068.00 | 77% |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville, IN · (317) 831-1160 Hepatobiliary System Imaging File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,148.08 | $4,520.00 | $422.96–$4,068.00 | 75% |
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN · (317) 745-4451 HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING File of May 20, 2026 · source file | $1,296.80 | $3,242.00 | $262.25–$5,645.41 | 60% |
| Major Hospital Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $1,298.28 | $4,188.00 | $208.08–$4,146.12 | 69% |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system File of Oct 22, 2026 · source file | $1,571.20 | $1,964.00 | $208.08–$1,905.08 | 20% |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,882.80 | $3,138.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Hepatobiliary Scan File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $2,398.50 | $2,665.00 | $422.00–$2,665.00 | 10% |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Hepatobiliary Scan File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $2,546.86 | $2,829.85 | $422.00–$2,829.85 | 10% |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,716.80 | $4,528.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% |
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN · (317) 462-5544 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $2,726.40 | $3,408.00 | $208.08–$10,224.00 | 20% |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,000.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 40% |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system File of Oct 26, 2026 · source file | $3,674.27 | $5,248.95 | $208.08–$13,122.38 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,044.12, median $2,378.40, highest $3,674.27 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,378.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 16 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 HIDA scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIDA scan explained.