HIDA scan cost in Miami, FL — inpatient
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,665.82 to $2,671.90, with a median of $2,037.75. The lowest listed price is at Broward Health Imperial Point and 3 other hospitals — $371.93 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broward Health Imperial Point lowest Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,665.82 | $1,665.82 | $173.25–$1,332.66 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs lowest Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,665.82 | $1,665.82 | $173.25–$1,332.66 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center lowest Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,665.82 | $1,665.82 | $173.25–$1,332.66 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North lowest Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,665.82 | $1,665.82 | $173.25–$1,332.66 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,813.50 | $2,790.00 | $409.97–$1,946.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $226.86–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $167.89–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $226.86–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $234.02–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $173.17–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Hepatobiliary w gallbladder | $2,037.75 | $3,135.00 | $226.86–$3,135.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC NM Imaging Hepatobiliary System | $2,152.15 | $3,311.00 | $333.45–$3,311.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,671.90 | $3,817.00 | $648.89–$3,244.45 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,671.90 | $3,817.00 | $1,603.14–$3,244.45 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,671.90 | $3,817.00 | $1,335.95–$3,244.45 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,671.90 | $3,817.00 | $1,335.95–$3,244.45 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,665.82, median $2,037.75, highest $2,671.90 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $2,037.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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).