Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Urbana, OH — inpatient

In Urbana, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,354.80 to $1,354.80, with a median of $1,354.80. Across Ohio, the median is $1,540.50 at 93 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,354.80Community Mercy Health Partners
Median$1,354.80half pay less
Highest$1,354.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Community Mercy Health Partners Urbana, OH HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm $1,354.80 $2,258.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,354.80, median $1,354.80, highest $1,354.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,354.80 — 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).