HIDA scan cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $708.50 to $834.22, with a median of $834.22. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $125.72 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $1,320.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR HC NM HEPATOBILIARY GI | $708.50 | $1,090.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR HCHRG NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM W/O MEDICATION | $834.22 | $1,574.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR HCHRG NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM W/O MEDICATION | $834.22 | $1,574.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $708.50, median $834.22, highest $834.22 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $834.22 — 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).