HIDA scan cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $549.90 to $2,422.72, with a median of $1,309.00. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 4.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,309.00, is about the same as the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Massachusetts ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 32 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$549.90The Mercy Hospital
Median$1,309.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,422.72in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$759.10vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC NM Imaging Hepatobiliary System | $549.90 | $846.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $569.33 | $1,265.18 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $587.75 | $1,306.11 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $755.50 | $1,511.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $755.50 | $1,511.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $755.50 | $1,511.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Hepatobiliary Sys Imag | $780.00 | $780.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $830.00 | $830.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $897.75 | $1,995.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladde | $918.40 | $1,312.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladde | $1,036.70 | $1,481.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Hepatobiliary system imaging | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,211.00 | $1,211.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,214.00 | $1,214.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,265.18 | $1,265.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH LIVER & BILE DUCT STUDY | $1,304.10 | $1,863.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladde | $1,313.90 | $1,877.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDE GALLBLDR | $1,393.50 | $1,858.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,486.00 | $1,486.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,502.00 | $1,502.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,610.28 | $1,610.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,658.00 | $1,658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,717.00 | $1,717.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,841.00 | $1,841.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,891.00 | $1,891.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,936.00 | $1,936.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $2,083.00 | $2,083.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC HEPATOBIL SYS IMAGE INCL GALLBLADDER | $2,122.00 | $2,122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA NM Hepatobilry Sys Image | $2,422.72 | $2,550.23 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA NM Hepatobilry Sys Image | $2,422.72 | $2,550.23 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA NM Hepatobilry Sys Image | $2,422.72 | $2,550.23 | Oct 9, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 19 | $569.33 | $1,304.10 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $755.50 | $1,010.34 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $1,184.00 | $1,888.50 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $2,422.72 | $2,422.72 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $549.90 | $689.95 |
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
- Kentucky$900.75
- Louisiana$583.36
- Maine$1,034.93
- Maryland$1,732.37
- 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.