HIDA scan cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $790.40 to $4,315.42, with a median of $790.40. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Central and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $3,212.00 | $3,212.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $4,315.42 | $4,315.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $790.40, median $790.40, highest $4,315.42 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,141.83 — 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).