HIDA scan cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $474.52 to $1,146.14, with a median of $748.15. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $273.63 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $931.49 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 Hepatobiliary system imaging | $474.52 | — | $485.96–$988.49 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 Hepatobiliary system imaging | $474.52 | — | $473.54–$847.50 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $594.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $684.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING_ INCLUDING GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $812.30 | $1,249.69 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING_ INCLUDING GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $1,067.57 | $1,642.41 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING_ INCLUDING GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $1,067.57 | $1,642.41 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING_ INCLUDING GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $1,146.14 | $1,432.67 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $1,734.85 | — | $104.78–$1,484.07 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $1,734.85 | — | $104.78–$1,812.64 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $474.52, median $748.15, highest $1,146.14 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,067.57. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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).