HIDA scan cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $271.15 to $8,425.54, with a median of $2,266.10. The lowest listed price is at Lakewood Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $1,994.95 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,244.10 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,266.10, is 74% above the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Scan File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $271.15 | $493.00 | $203.36–$1,624.00 | 45% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Scan File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $271.15 | $493.00 | $203.36–$1,624.00 | 45% |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladdr File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $376.00 | $1,982.88 | $218.05–$1,586.30 | 81% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladdr File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $376.00 | $1,982.88 | $218.05–$1,832.18 | 81% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladdr File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $398.00 | $2,473.94 | $218.05–$2,473.94 | 84% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 NM HEPATOBILIARY WO CCK File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $432.32 | $617.59 | $400.42–$524.95 | 30% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $600.00 | $2,151.00 | $600.13–$1,755.22 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 NM GB Biliary Tract w Boost+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $984.55 | $3,395.00 | $269.54–$2,777.11 | 71% |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 NM HEPAT W/O KINEVAC File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $1,792.70 | $2,561.00 | $332.93–$2,481.61 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 NM HEPATOBILIARY File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $1,907.19 | $2,724.55 | $400.42–$2,315.87 | 30% |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,739.50 | $2,739.50 | $356.13–$2,465.55 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,660.92 | $3,660.92 | $475.92–$3,660.92 | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,787.97 | $3,787.97 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $3,787.97 | $3,787.97 | — | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,286.10 | $4,286.10 | $797.21–$4,286.10 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 HEPA IMAG INCL GB File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,645.50 | $6,645.50 | $863.91–$5,980.95 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 HEPA IMAG INCL GB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,144.00 | $8,144.00 | $486.83–$6,108.00 | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,191.05 | $8,191.05 | $486.83–$6,552.84 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 HEPA IMAG INCL GB+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $8,425.54 | $8,425.54 | $486.83–$7,161.71 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $271.15, median $2,266.10, highest $8,425.54 — a 31.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $792.28. 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 1 it is 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.