HIDA scan cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 68 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $220.61 to $4,045.72, with a median of $900.75. The lowest price is at Wayne County Hospital (Monticello). The highest price is 18.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $900.75, is 31% below the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Kentucky ranks 9th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 68 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$220.61Wayne County Hospital
Median$900.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,045.72in Kentucky
Lowest saves$680.14vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne County Hospital lowest Monticello · Monticello, KY HIDA SCAN INTERPRET | $220.61 | $339.40 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM HEPATO SYS IMG | $448.92 | $1,247.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INC GALLBLADDER | $505.15 | $1,629.49 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $538.20 | $828.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM HEPATO SYS IMG | $539.22 | $1,419.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM HEPATO SYS IMG | $557.04 | $2,321.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Hepatobiliary Img | $603.94 | $1,599.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INC GALLBLADDER | $615.00 | $2,050.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Hepatobiliary Img | $641.45 | $1,828.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $664.20 | $1,107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $665.40 | $1,109.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $688.80 | $1,148.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $696.00 | $1,160.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $696.00 | $1,160.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM HEPATO SYS IMG | $696.15 | $1,547.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $706.20 | $1,177.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $706.20 | $1,177.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY NM HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $706.20 | $1,177.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING INC GALLBLADDER | $706.67 | $5,435.87 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN NM HEPATO SYS IMG | $727.65 | $1,617.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hepatobiliary Img | $739.44 | $1,761.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $756.10 | $1,890.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $761.78 | $1,088.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $762.00 | $1,016.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC HEPATOBILIARY IMG | $780.83 | $1,761.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $796.12 | $1,990.30 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Hepatobiliary Img | $800.39 | $1,652.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Hepatobiliary Img | $836.30 | $1,761.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $965.20 | $1,270.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,045.45 | $2,613.62 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,060.50 | $2,121.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,062.85 | $2,657.13 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - Nm Liver Function | $1,113.28 | $2,783.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,133.44 | $1,133.44 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,146.77 | $1,381.65 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,186.13 | $1,976.88 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Hepatobiliary Img | $1,257.56 | $2,980.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,264.20 | $2,107.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,264.20 | $2,107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,264.20 | $2,107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG BILIARY IMAGE (INCL GALLBLADDER) (HIDA) | $1,283.20 | $3,208.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,425.35 | $2,375.59 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,613.51 | $1,613.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,712.35 | $4,280.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,744.80 | $2,908.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,828.80 | $3,048.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,873.66 | $4,684.16 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,901.16 | $4,752.89 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,313.56 | $2,313.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $2,324.98 | $3,874.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present; | $2,364.95 | $2,364.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $2,380.30 | $3,662.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY HEPA IMAG INCL GB | $2,401.53 | $2,401.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,734.20 | $4,557.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $2,793.31 | $4,655.52 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 28, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $448.92 | $539.22 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $739.44 | $1,054.15 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $641.45 | $1,489.48 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $800.39 | $1,397.00 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $1,264.20 | $1,744.80 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,283.20 | $2,038.26 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $696.00 | $914.72 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $2,734.20 | $3,389.96 |
| Pikeville, KY | 2 | $664.20 | $685.20 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $1,264.20 | $1,264.20 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $1,186.13 | $1,186.13 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $761.78 | $761.78 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $1,613.51 | $1,613.51 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $505.15 | $505.15 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $4,045.72 | $4,045.72 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $756.10 | $756.10 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $2,401.53 | $2,401.53 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $538.20 | $538.20 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $1,060.50 | $1,060.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $706.20 | $706.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $688.80 | $688.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $1,264.20 | $1,264.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $615.00 | $615.00 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $1,425.35 | $1,425.35 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $1,712.35 | $1,712.35 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $522.20 | $522.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $796.12 | $796.12 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $220.61 | $220.61 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $762.00 | $762.00 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $706.67 | $706.67 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $1,901.16 | $1,901.16 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $603.94 | $603.94 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $2,380.30 | $2,380.30 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $706.20 | $706.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $2,324.98 | $2,324.98 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $1,146.77 | $1,146.77 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $696.00 | $696.00 |
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
- Alabama$972.00
- 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
- 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.