HIDA scan cost in Tampa, FL — inpatient
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $790.40 to $5,274.43, with a median of $1,891.53. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital and 1 other hospital — $1,101.13 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $1,789.42 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital lowest Saint Petersburg, FL · (727) 823-1234 Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $790.40 | $1,976.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL GB/HEPATO-BILIARY IMAGING | $1,310.00 | $2,620.00 | $1,179.00–$2,096.00 | 50% | — source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER WHEN PRESENT | $1,310.00 | $2,620.00 | $1,179.00–$2,096.00 | 50% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,891.53 | $1,891.53 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,891.53 | $1,891.53 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,891.53 | $1,891.53 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,891.53 | $1,891.53 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,891.53 | $1,891.53 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $3,478.29 | $3,478.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $5,274.43 | $5,274.43 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $790.40, median $1,891.53, highest $5,274.43 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $1,891.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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).