HIDA scan cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 36 hospitals list a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $399.00 to $3,586.00, with a median of $1,280.40. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $881.40 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $1,280.40 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 36 facilities across 25 cities for code 78226, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Jul 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladdr | $399.00 | $2,807.50 | $360.48–$2,807.50 | 86% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $497.20 | $1,243.00 | $399.02–$438.92 | 60% | — source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $497.20 | $1,243.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $497.20 | $1,243.00 | $399.02–$438.92 | 60% | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $497.20 | $1,243.00 | $399.02–$478.82 | 60% | — source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Nm Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,078.74 | $2,766.00 | — | 61% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $382.84–$3,841.20 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $463.50–$3,627.80 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $411.18–$3,201.00 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $402.05–$3,969.24 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $411.18–$3,627.80 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $411.18–$3,627.80 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $361.93–$3,627.80 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $393.08–$3,627.80 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $411.18–$3,841.20 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Hepatobiliary Sys Img | $1,280.40 | $4,268.00 | $411.18–$3,841.20 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,869.00 | $1,869.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $2,056.00 | $2,056.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Grady Hepatobiliary Imag W Glbldr | $3,586.00 | $3,586.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA Imaging of Liver and Bile Duct System | $3,611.00 | $3,611.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $399.00, median $1,280.40, highest $3,586.00 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $1,280.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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).