HIDA scan cost in Urban Honolulu, HI — inpatient
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $723.00 to $754.20, with a median of $743.40. The lowest listed price is at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children — $20.40 less than the median here. Across Hawaii, the median is $748.80 at 4 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 78226, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 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 Urban Honolulu, HI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children lowest Honolulu, HI NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAG,W/GALLBLADDER-TECH | $723.00 | $1,205.00 | $351.86–$1,084.50 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAG,W/GALLBLADDER-TECH | $743.40 | $1,239.00 | $929.25–$1,053.15 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAG,W/GALLBLADDER-TECH | $754.20 | $1,257.00 | $942.75–$1,068.45 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $723.00, median $743.40, highest $754.20.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $743.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. 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).