HIDA scan cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $522.20 to $4,045.72, with a median of $3,389.96. The lowest price is at Norton Hospitals (Louisville). The highest price is 7.7× 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 Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $522.20 | $2,611.00 | Feb 11, 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 |
| 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 |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG BILIARY IMAGE (INCL GALLBLADDER) (HIDA) | $1,283.20 | $3,208.00 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,828.80 | $3,048.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $2,313.56 | $2,313.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,734.20 | $4,557.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $4,045.72 | $5,394.29 | Sep 15, 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 15, 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 15, 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 17, 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 18, 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 18, 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 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $522.20 | $4,045.72 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $2,313.56 | $3,179.64 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $1,113.28 | $2,579.50 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $2,734.20 | $3,389.96 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $1,828.80 | $2,937.26 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $4,045.72 | $4,045.72 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $615.00 | $615.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $1,283.20 | $1,283.20 |
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
- 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
- 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.