Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Tallahassee, FL — inpatient

In Tallahassee, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,961.41 to $1,961.41, with a median of $1,961.41. Across Florida, the median is $2,081.96 at 145 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,961.41Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Median$1,961.41half pay less
Highest$1,961.41in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee, FL · (850) 431-1155 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION $1,961.41 $2,802.02 — 30% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,961.41, median $1,961.41, highest $1,961.41.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,952.68 — 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).