HIDA scan cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $790.40 to $5,046.36, with a median of $2,241.31. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $1,450.91 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,241.31 | $2,241.31 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $5,046.36 | $5,046.36 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $790.40, median $2,241.31, highest $5,046.36 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,241.31. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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).