HIDA scan cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $472.50 to $2,232.60, with a median of $1,352.55. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $880.05 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,540.50 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $472.50 | $525.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,232.60 | $3,721.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Nm Hepatobil Sys Img W/Wo Gb | $3,536.10 | $3,929.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $472.50, median $1,352.55, highest $2,232.60 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,352.55 — 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).