HIDA scan cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $306.00 to $8,728.00, with a median of $972.00. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The highest price is 28.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $972.00, is 25% below the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Alabama ranks 12th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 43 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 78226. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$306.00Coosa Valley Medical Center
Median$972.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,728.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$666.00vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Nm Hida Scan Liver Funct | $306.00 | $1,276.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladdr | $356.00 | $4,802.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAG WITHOUT INJ | $370.00 | $2,100.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL NM HIDA | $407.55 | $741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $420.70 | $601.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL NM H.I.D.A. Plain | $480.00 | $800.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $497.20 | $1,243.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA HIDA SCAN | $500.00 | $1,000.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL NM HIDA;INCLUD GB IF PRESENT | $552.80 | $1,382.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL NM Hepatobiliary Imaging w/ Drug | $567.60 | $2,134.97 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $619.28 | $1,548.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAG | $647.27 | $2,489.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL NM PIPIDA HEPATOBILIARY | $670.13 | $788.39 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL NM HEPATOBILIARY(HIDA)SCAN WO CCK | $685.38 | $1,142.30 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL NM HEPATOBILIARY(HIDA)SCAN WO CCK | $685.38 | $1,142.30 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $727.31 | $8,081.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $834.13 | $4,634.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $867.50 | $1,735.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $867.50 | $1,735.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL HEPATOBIL.IMAGING | $972.00 | $972.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL HEPATOBIL.IMAGING | $972.00 | $972.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL HEPATOBIL.IMAGING | $972.00 | $972.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,100.80 | $2,560.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $1,100.80 | $2,560.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,127.50 | $1,127.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,127.50 | $1,127.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $1,162.05 | $7,747.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $1,285.91 | $10,715.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL NM H.I.D.A. Scan | $1,414.50 | $1,886.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $1,531.05 | $10,207.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $1,542.18 | $8,567.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,702.00 | $1,702.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,702.00 | $1,702.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,702.00 | $1,702.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL NM HIDA SCAN | $1,909.00 | $1,909.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL NM HIDA SCAN | $1,909.00 | $1,909.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,129.00 | $4,258.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL PC-CATH, INTRADISCAL SPINE | $3,541.50 | $3,541.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $8,728.00 | $8,728.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 6 | $1,414.50 | $5,341.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $1,542.18 | $1,702.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $972.00 | $972.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,127.50 | $1,127.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $619.28 | $890.66 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $356.00 | $820.96 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $685.38 | $685.38 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $647.27 | $2,094.38 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $306.00 | $2,823.50 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $407.55 | $407.55 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $2,129.00 | $2,129.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $567.60 | $567.60 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $480.00 | $480.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $834.13 | $834.13 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $727.31 | $727.31 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $500.00 | $500.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $867.50 | $867.50 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $1,702.00 | $1,702.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $1,909.00 | $1,909.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $1,100.80 | $1,100.80 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $552.80 | $552.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $670.13 | $670.13 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $420.70 | $420.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $370.00 | $370.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $867.50 | $867.50 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $497.20 | $497.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $1,100.80 | $1,100.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What HIDA scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: HIDA scan explained.
HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder in other states
- Alaska$2,042.23
- Arizona$997.92
- Arkansas$634.71
- California$1,778.32
- Colorado$2,106.40
- Connecticut$1,240.80
- Delaware$1,580.80
- District of Columbia$1,865.33, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,037.75
- Georgia$1,280.40
- Hawaii$798.00
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,449.18
- Indiana$1,316.25
- Iowa$1,190.73
- Kansas$1,082.45
- Kentucky$900.75
- Louisiana$583.36
- Maine$1,034.93
- Maryland$1,732.37
- Massachusetts$1,309.00
- Michigan$935.20
- Minnesota$1,221.00
- Mississippi$569.75
- Missouri$1,244.10
- Montana$1,210.60
- Nebraska$1,597.44
- Nevada$1,718.65
- New Hampshire$1,839.00
- New Jersey$511.48
- New Mexico$935.85
- New York$1,031.00
- North Carolina$1,498.50
- North Dakota$1,188.69
- Ohio$1,587.00
- Oklahoma$1,153.30
- Oregon$1,320.00
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$454.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$621.60
- South Carolina$2,051.19
- South Dakota$1,932.50
- Tennessee$647.11
- Texas$1,602.75
- Utah$2,586.68
- Vermont$1,730.20
- Virginia$1,135.50
- Washington$1,138.40
- West Virginia$851.50
- Wisconsin$1,465.00
- Wyoming$1,133.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.