HIDA scan cost in Indianapolis, IN
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $1,298.28 to $3,674.27, with a median of $2,378.40. The lowest listed price is at Major Hospital — $1,080.12 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,442.24 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Hospital lowest Shelbyville, IN · (317) 392-3211 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,298.28 | $4,188.00 | $208.08–$4,146.12 | 69% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN · (317) 736-3300 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,571.20 | $1,964.00 | $208.08–$1,905.08 | 20% | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $1,882.80 | $3,138.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $1,882.80 | $3,138.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,378.40 | $3,964.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Hepatobiliary Scan | $2,398.50 | $2,665.00 | $422.00–$2,665.00 | 10% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Hepatobiliary Scan | $2,546.86 | $2,829.85 | $422.00–$2,829.85 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,716.80 | $4,528.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 NM HEPATOBIL(HIDA) WO/IV INTER | $2,716.80 | $4,528.00 | $26.17–$811.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $3,000.00 | $5,000.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon, IN · (765) 485-8000 Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $3,674.27 | $5,248.95 | $208.08–$13,122.38 | 30% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,298.28, median $2,378.40, highest $3,674.27 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 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 4 of 11 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).