HIDA scan cost in Montana
In Montana, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $891.20 to $1,481.05, with a median of $1,071.09. The lowest price is at Deaconess Regional Medical Center (Bozeman). The highest price is 1.7× 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 Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman · Bozeman, MT HC HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER - NM LIVER FUNCTION | $891.20 | $1,114.00 | Nov 19, 2024 source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $926.78 | $1,235.70 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT HC HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING | $1,070.97 | $1,259.96 | — source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula · Missoula, MT HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,071.20 | $1,339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Great Falls Clinic Hospital Great Falls · Great Falls, MT NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 | — source file |
| Barrett Hospital & Healthcare Dillon · Dillon, MT Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,481.05 | $1,559.00 | Jun 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $926.78 | $926.78 |
| Bozeman, MT | 1 | $891.20 | $891.20 |
| Dillon, MT | 1 | $1,481.05 | $1,481.05 |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $1,350.00 | $1,350.00 |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $1,070.97 | $1,070.97 |
| Missoula, MT | 1 | $1,071.20 | $1,071.20 |
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
- Kentucky$3,389.96
- 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
- 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.