HIDA scan cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $930.00 to $1,734.30, with a median of $930.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $1,128.75 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC lowest Midlothian, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $930.00 | $1,550.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC lowest Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $930.00 | $1,550.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC lowest Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $930.00 | $1,550.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC lowest Mechanicsville, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $930.00 | $1,550.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC Petersburg, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,734.30 | $5,781.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $930.00, median $930.00, highest $1,734.30 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $3,612.00 — 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).