HIDA scan cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient
In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $955.50 to $1,359.96, with a median of $1,157.73. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health - Whitefish — $202.23 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $1,071.09 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Whitefish lowest Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 HIDA SCAN | $955.50 | $1,470.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 HIDA SCAN | $1,359.96 | $2,092.25 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $955.50, median $1,157.73, highest $1,359.96 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,157.73 — 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).
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78226 ($1,438.58). 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.
| Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MTHEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $53.95 | file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MTHEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $53.95 | file |