Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,161.50 to $1,161.50, with a median of $1,161.50. The lowest listed price is at Marietta Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital. 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 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,161.50Marietta Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,161.50half pay less
Highest$1,161.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $1,161.50Highest $1,161.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marietta Memorial Hospital lowest Marietta, OH Hepatolyte (Hida)(Gb Scan) $1,161.50 $1,935.83 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH Hepatolyte (Hida)(Gb Scan) $1,161.50 $1,935.83 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,161.50, median $1,161.50, highest $1,161.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,161.50 — 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).