HIDA scan cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient
In Lubbock, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,243.00 to $1,678.50, with a median of $1,678.32. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $435.32 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,754.98 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,243.00 | $1,243.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,449.84 | $3,452.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,678.32 | $3,996.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,678.50 | $3,996.44 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,678.50 | $3,996.44 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,243.00, median $1,678.32, highest $1,678.50 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,666.14 — 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).