HIDA scan cost in Sebastian, FL
In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $790.40 to $2,252.90, with a median of $1,521.65. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital — $731.25 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jun 15, 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital lowest Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,252.90 | $3,466.00 | $225.17–$2,038.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $790.40, median $1,521.65, highest $2,252.90 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $790.40. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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).