HIDA scan cost in New Ulm, MN
In New Ulm, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $1,345.29 to $1,345.29, with a median of $1,345.29. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,370.11 at 45 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 Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allina Health Systems N New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,345.29 | $2,402.30 | $483.34–$2,672.81 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,345.29, median $1,345.29, highest $1,345.29.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,345.29. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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).