Scans and imaging CPT 78226 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

HIDA scan cost in Penn Yan, NY — inpatient

In Penn Yan, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder as an inpatient: from $570.62 to $570.62, with a median of $570.62. Across New York, the median is $954.00 at 75 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 27, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026.

Lowest$570.62Soldiers and Sailors Hospital
Median$570.62half pay less
Highest$570.62in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Penn Yan, NY · (315) 787-4175 HIDA SCAN $570.62 $1,426.53 — 60% Aug 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $570.62, median $570.62, highest $570.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $570.62 — 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).