HIDA scan cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $407.55 to $8,728.00, with a median of $2,064.00. The lowest price is at East Alabama Medical Center (Opelika). The highest price is 21.4× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Alabama Medical Center lowest Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL NM HIDA | $407.55 | $741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Healthcare Authority Monroeville · Monroeville, AL NM HIDA;INCLUD GB IF PRESENT | $552.80 | $1,382.00 | — source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL NM PIPIDA HEPATOBILIARY | $670.13 | $788.39 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $1,542.18 | $8,567.66 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NM-BILIARY PATENCY HIDA | $1,702.00 | $1,702.00 | — source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,064.00 | $4,128.00 | Nov 19, 2025 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 |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 4 | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $1,542.18 | $1,622.09 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $407.55 | $407.55 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $2,064.00 | $2,064.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $552.80 | $552.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $670.13 | $670.13 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $5,341.00 | $5,341.00 |
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).
HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder in other states
- Alaska$1,765.81
- Arizona$536.69
- Arkansas$878.05
- California$1,836.80
- Colorado$1,312.36
- Connecticut$920.70
- Delaware$1,580.80
- Florida$1,789.42
- Georgia$1,161.42
- Hawaii$748.80
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,280.00
- Indiana$1,442.24
- Iowa$703.20
- Kansas$3,787.97
- Kentucky$3,389.96
- Louisiana$378.46
- Maine$1,348.35
- Maryland$899.25
- Massachusetts$1,110.35
- Michigan$812.38
- Minnesota$1,370.11
- Mississippi$607.18
- Missouri$1,307.70
- Montana$1,071.09
- Nebraska$975.00
- Nevada$466.21
- New Hampshire$1,161.42
- New Jersey$473.22
- New York$931.49
- North Carolina$1,438.58
- North Dakota$1,198.68
- Ohio$1,540.50
- Oklahoma$1,153.30
- Oregon$1,320.00
- Pennsylvania$1,349.00
- Puerto Rico$225.00
- Rhode Island$534.30
- South Carolina$1,751.40
- South Dakota$1,889.60
- Tennessee$452.25
- Texas$1,754.98
- Utah$1,082.32
- Vermont$1,730.20
- Virginia$1,128.75
- Washington$1,177.10
- West Virginia$875.75
- Wisconsin$1,094.72
- Wyoming$1,139.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.