HIDA scan cost in Wausau, WI
In Wausau, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $212.55 to $212.55, with a median of $212.55. Across Wisconsin, the median is $1,094.72 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Wausau, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital lowest Wausau, WI Pro Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $212.55 | $327.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI NM Hepatobiliary Imaging Including Gb | $2,241.85 | $3,449.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau, WI HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,454.40 | $3,776.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $212.55, median $212.55, highest $212.55.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $212.55. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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).