Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Washington Court House, OH — inpatient

In Washington Court House, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $1,938.50 to $1,938.50, with a median of $1,938.50. Across Ohio, the median is $1,494.00 at 105 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 Aug 19, 2026 and Aug 19, 2026.

Lowest$1,938.50Adena Fayette Medical Center
Median$1,938.50half pay less
Highest$1,938.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Court House, OH · (740) 335-1210 HC NUC MED HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INCL GALLBLADDER $1,938.50 $1,938.50 $851.00–$1,543.05 — Aug 19, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,938.50, median $1,938.50, highest $1,938.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,938.50 — 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 not 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).