HIDA scan cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $229.00 to $1,811.66, with a median of $606.90. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Health Care — $377.90 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,370.11 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Health Care lowest Minneapolis, MN PF NM Hepatobilliary Scan | $229.00 | $229.00 | $125.95–$229.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Hepatobiliary System imaging | $464.62 | $1,787.00 | $233.07–$1,340.25 | 74% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN Hepatobiliary System imaging | $512.72 | $1,972.00 | $154.42–$2,793.00 | 74% | — source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $343.66–$1,285.20 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $343.66–$1,285.20 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $352.72–$1,285.20 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $343.66–$1,285.20 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $377.97–$1,410.66 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $377.97–$1,410.66 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Wyoming, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $306.01–$1,285.20 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Princeton, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | $306.01–$1,285.20 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $606.90 | $1,428.00 | $343.66–$1,285.20 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI Hepatobiliary System imaging | $735.74 | $1,631.00 | $346.10–$2,483.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Corporation Maple Grove, MN Imaging of liver and bile duct system | $816.32 | $1,549.00 | $277.35–$1,873.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN Imaging of liver and bile duct system | $816.32 | $1,549.00 | $301.90–$1,873.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN Hepatobiliary System imaging | $1,001.22 | $2,706.00 | $9.04–$2,982.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI Hepatobiliary System imaging | $1,023.07 | $1,945.00 | $772.55–$1,945.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems Minneapolis, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,041.46 | $2,169.70 | $335.85–$1,822.55 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,041.46 | $2,169.70 | $335.85–$1,822.55 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Buffalo, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | $380.88–$3,235.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | $380.88–$3,235.10 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Cambridge, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | $380.88–$3,235.10 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,847.00 | $1,847.00 | $150.49–$1,847.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $229.00, median $606.90, highest $1,811.66 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $735.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 21 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).