HIDA scan cost in Maine
In Maine, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $394.00 to $2,295.75, with a median of $1,348.35. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 5.8× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDR | $394.00 | $1,631.25 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDR | $473.00 | $1,631.25 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDR | $505.00 | $1,631.25 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME NM HIDA Scan w/o CCK | $607.53 | $1,841.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING WO PHARM | $668.80 | $1,760.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,137.20 | $1,137.20 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Rockport · Rockport, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,348.35 | $1,348.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,348.35 | $1,348.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Belfast · Belfast, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,433.45 | $1,433.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,450.45 | $1,450.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME NM HEPATOBILIARY W/O EF 78226 | $1,652.40 | $2,754.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Farmington · Farmington, ME HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,718.70 | $1,718.70 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Norway · Norway, ME HC HEPATOSYSTEM IMAGING | $2,286.35 | $2,286.35 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC HEPATOSYSTEM IMAGING | $2,295.75 | $2,295.75 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $505.00 | $1,348.35 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $394.00 | $531.40 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $1,433.45 | $1,433.45 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $2,295.75 | $2,295.75 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $607.53 | $607.53 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $1,718.70 | $1,718.70 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $2,286.35 | $2,286.35 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,348.35 | $1,348.35 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $473.00 | $473.00 |
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
- 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
- Kentucky$3,389.96
- Louisiana$378.46
- 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.