HIDA scan cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $541.80 to $1,519.70, with a median of $1,030.75. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $488.95 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $1,177.10 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $541.80 | $774.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $541.80 | $774.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,519.70 | $2,171.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $1,519.70 | $2,171.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $2,284.80 | $3,264.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $2,284.80 | $3,264.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $541.80, median $1,030.75, highest $1,519.70 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $518.00 — 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).