HIDA scan cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient
In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,828.80 to $1,828.80, with a median of $1,828.80. Across Kentucky, the median is $3,389.96 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,828.80 | $3,048.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,828.80, median $1,828.80, highest $1,828.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,937.26 — 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).