HIDA scan cost in Napa, CA
In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $2,461.26 to $2,461.26, with a median of $2,461.26. Across California, the median is $1,836.80 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 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 Napa, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Napa, CA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $2,461.26 | $4,826.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Napa, CA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $3,635.28 | $7,128.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,461.26, median $2,461.26, highest $2,461.26.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,635.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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).