HIDA scan cost in District of Columbia
In District of Columbia, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $669.53 to $1,865.33, with a median of $1,267.43. The lowest price is at National Rehabilitation Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 2.8× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in District of Columbia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HEPATOBIL SCAN W GB | $669.53 | $1,030.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HEPATOBIL SCAN W GB | $1,865.33 | $2,869.74 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 2 | $669.53 | $1,267.43 |
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$1,127.50
- Alaska$2,042.23
- Arizona$943.04
- Arkansas$618.48
- California$1,534.00
- Colorado$4,442.42
- Connecticut$960.30
- Delaware$1,580.80
- Florida$2,081.96
- Georgia$1,161.42
- Hawaii$776.40
- Idaho$1,425.00
- Illinois$1,280.00
- Indiana$1,306.89
- Iowa$1,183.73
- Kansas$1,550.15
- Kentucky$1,186.13
- Louisiana$505.40
- Maine$1,348.35
- Maryland$1,016.18
- Massachusetts$1,399.95
- Michigan$837.03
- Minnesota$1,345.29
- Mississippi$644.60
- Missouri$1,376.00
- Montana$1,070.97
- Nebraska$1,526.95
- Nevada$1,658.69
- New Hampshire$1,839.00
- New Jersey$473.22
- New Mexico$1,366.28
- New York$954.00
- North Carolina$1,438.58
- North Dakota$1,078.14
- Ohio$1,494.00
- Oklahoma$1,153.30
- Oregon$1,320.00
- Pennsylvania$1,228.80
- Puerto Rico$212.50
- Rhode Island$534.30
- South Carolina$2,051.19
- South Dakota$2,003.30
- Tennessee$644.60
- Texas$1,678.50
- Utah$1,171.77
- Vermont$1,730.20
- Virginia$1,135.50
- Washington$1,212.14
- West Virginia$851.50
- Wisconsin$1,138.30
- Wyoming$1,139.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.