HIDA scan cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $596.61 to $602.25, with a median of $599.43. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $2.82 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $618.48 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 SN BILIARY TRACT IMAGING | $596.61 | $2,347.00 | — | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 NM BILIARY TRACT IMAGING | $602.25 | $2,347.00 | — | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $596.61, median $599.43, highest $602.25.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $596.61 — 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).