HIDA scan cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $457.30 to $10,746.93, with a median of $1,221.00. The lowest price is at Cuyuna Regional Medical Center (Crosby). The highest price is 23.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,221.00, is 6% below the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Minnesota ranks 24th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 78 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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$457.30Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Median$1,221.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,746.93in Minnesota
Lowest saves$763.70vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center lowest Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $457.30 | $1,345.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY | $463.12 | $827.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hepatobiliary System imaging | $464.62 | $1,787.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hepatobiliary System imaging | $512.72 | $1,972.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $572.63 | $1,428.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $606.90 | $1,428.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $606.90 | $1,428.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $606.90 | $1,428.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $758.06 | $1,307.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $796.08 | $1,284.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Imaging of liver and bile duct system | $816.32 | $1,549.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Imaging of liver and bile duct system | $816.32 | $1,549.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $826.50 | $1,425.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $862.08 | $1,347.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $922.32 | $1,647.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Hepatobiliary System imaging | $1,001.22 | $2,706.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,041.46 | $2,169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,041.46 | $2,169.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,041.46 | $2,169.70 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,052.66 | $1,367.08 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN LIVER FUNCTION / HEPATOBILIARY | $1,055.49 | $1,486.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY | $1,057.84 | $1,889.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Hepatobiliary w/o Gbef | $1,066.00 | $2,549.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,075.25 | $1,265.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,103.05 | $1,697.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,161.80 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,164.16 | $1,712.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN NM Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,164.59 | $1,613.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI NUC MED HEPATOBILIARY W/GALLBL | $1,176.96 | $1,839.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,187.70 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,207.50 | $1,725.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,221.00 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,221.00 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,221.00 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,245.05 | $1,850.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,300.99 | $1,530.58 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,345.29 | $2,402.30 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,370.11 | $1,854.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Hepatobiliary System imaging | $1,372.64 | $2,984.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,380.40 | $1,624.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,432.25 | $1,685.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,437.92 | $1,634.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,514.00 | $1,514.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,553.25 | $2,071.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NM HIDA | $1,572.20 | $2,246.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,646.40 | $2,058.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,769.60 | $2,212.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,771.20 | $2,214.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,802.00 | $1,802.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,804.00 | $2,255.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD NM HEPATOBILIARY | $1,811.66 | $3,235.10 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Hepatobiliary System imaging | $1,816.58 | $2,978.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,837.60 | $2,297.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NM HEPATOBILIARY SCAN | $1,847.00 | $1,847.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI NM Hepatobiliary Imaging Including Gb | $1,876.26 | $3,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,925.60 | $2,407.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,925.60 | $2,407.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,938.40 | $2,423.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,965.60 | $2,457.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN CHOLESCINTIGRAPHY | $2,352.77 | $3,857.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $2,361.96 | $2,916.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN NM Hepatobiliary Imaging Including Gb | $2,838.53 | $3,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $10,746.93 | $12,793.96 | Oct 21, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $464.62 | $711.61 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $606.90 | $1,221.00 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $606.90 | $1,055.49 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $457.30 | $851.18 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,066.00 | $1,438.83 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $1,370.11 | $1,586.06 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $1,370.11 | $1,370.11 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $922.32 | $922.32 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $1,075.25 | $1,075.25 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $758.06 | $758.06 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $1,057.84 | $1,057.84 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $1,804.00 | $1,804.00 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $1,938.40 | $1,938.40 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $1,300.99 | $1,300.99 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $1,187.70 | $1,187.70 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $10,746.93 | $10,746.93 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $1,370.11 | $1,370.11 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $1,514.00 | $1,514.00 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $1,372.64 | $1,372.64 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $1,052.66 | $1,052.66 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $1,965.60 | $1,965.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $862.08 | $862.08 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $826.50 | $826.50 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,432.25 | $1,432.25 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $1,207.50 | $1,207.50 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,553.25 | $1,553.25 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $1,925.60 | $1,925.60 |
| New Ulm, MN | 1 | $1,345.29 | $1,345.29 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $1,816.58 | $1,816.58 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $1,380.40 | $1,380.40 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $1,811.66 | $1,811.66 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $463.12 | $463.12 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,437.92 | $1,437.92 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $1,370.11 | $1,370.11 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $1,103.05 | $1,103.05 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $796.08 | $796.08 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $1,837.60 | $1,837.60 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $1,771.20 | $1,771.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $2,838.53 | $2,838.53 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $1,164.59 | $1,164.59 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $1,925.60 | $1,925.60 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $1,769.60 | $1,769.60 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $1,164.16 | $1,164.16 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $2,352.77 | $2,352.77 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $1,646.40 | $1,646.40 |
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
- Massachusetts$1,309.00
- Michigan$935.20
- 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.