Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Salem, OH — inpatient

In Salem, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $546.00 to $546.00, with a median of $546.00. Across Ohio, the median is $1,494.00 at 105 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$546.00Salem Regional Medical Center
Median$546.00half pay less
Highest$546.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Salem Regional Medical Center Salem, OH · (330) 332-7214 HIDA SCAN $546.00 $546.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $546.00, median $546.00, highest $546.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $461.00 — 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).