HIDA scan cost in Connecticut
In Connecticut, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $650.10 to $1,620.30, with a median of $920.70. The lowest price is at Day Kimball Healthcare (Putnam). The highest price is 2.5× 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 Connecticut, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Kimball Healthcare lowest Putnam · Putnam, CT NUC HIDA SCAN | $650.10 | $1,706.30 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT HH Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $769.20 | $1,282.00 | — source file |
| John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $802.80 | $1,338.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC NM Imaging Hepatobiliary System | $920.70 | $1,674.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC NM Imaging Hepatobiliary System | $999.90 | $1,818.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT NM Hepatobiliary Imaging W GB (HIDA)Scan | $1,170.46 | $2,340.92 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC NM Imaging Hepatobiliary System | $1,620.30 | $2,946.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford, CT | 2 | $769.20 | $1,194.75 |
| Waterbury, CT | 2 | $999.90 | $1,085.18 |
| Farmington, CT | 1 | $802.80 | $802.80 |
| Putnam, CT | 1 | $650.10 | $650.10 |
| Stafford Springs, CT | 1 | $920.70 | $920.70 |
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
- Alabama$2,064.00
- Alaska$1,765.81
- Arizona$536.69
- Arkansas$878.05
- California$1,836.80
- Colorado$1,312.36
- 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.