Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Sebastian, FL — inpatient

In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $790.40 to $790.40, with a median of $790.40. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$790.40Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital
Median$790.40half pay less
Highest$790.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function $790.40 $1,976.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $790.40, median $790.40, highest $790.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,521.65 — 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).