HIDA scan cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $343.16 to $2,784.68, with a median of $1,597.44. The lowest price is at Nebraska Heart Hospital (Lincoln). The highest price is 8.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,597.44, is 23% above the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Nebraska ranks 38th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 45 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 Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$343.16Nebraska Heart Hospital
Median$1,597.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,784.68in Nebraska
Lowest saves$1,254.28vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Heart Hospital lowest Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $343.16 | $746.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA OLMS2 Exam | $819.72 | $2,277.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $878.06 | $2,042.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $878.06 | $2,042.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $878.06 | $2,042.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $878.06 | $2,042.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $952.80 | $1,985.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE OLMS2 Exam | $963.48 | $2,604.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $975.00 | $1,500.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $975.00 | $1,500.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE NM HEPATOBILIARY W/WO GB | $999.11 | $1,566.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA NM Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,008.00 | $1,344.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Nm Nm Hida Scan | $1,260.00 | $1,575.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Hepatobiliary System Imaging, Incl Gb | $1,282.00 | $1,282.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $1,321.04 | $2,359.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE **Hep Ductal System Imaging | $1,323.00 | $1,470.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Wo Cck | $1,376.00 | $2,023.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,393.00 | $1,990.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $1,402.44 | $2,418.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imag Wo Gbef | $1,440.00 | $1,600.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,455.00 | $1,819.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,456.46 | $1,820.58 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE NM Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,597.44 | $1,664.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,643.25 | $1,643.25 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Nm Hida Scan W/o Cck | $1,740.00 | $1,740.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,828.00 | $2,285.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,852.20 | $2,058.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,873.00 | $1,972.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE HIDA W/O PHARM INTERVENTI | $1,891.80 | $2,102.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,963.00 | $1,963.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,980.00 | $1,980.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE BILIARY DUCT (HIDA SCAN) | $1,998.00 | $2,220.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-HEPATOBILIARY IMAGE W W/O GALLBLADDER | $2,028.90 | $3,381.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Nm Hepatoductal System, Gb W/o Cck | $2,050.00 | $2,050.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $2,072.96 | $2,528.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE NM Hepa Duct System | $2,093.55 | $2,463.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING W/O GBEF | $2,157.00 | $2,157.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging | $2,248.00 | $2,248.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $2,286.00 | $2,540.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $2,293.30 | $2,414.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $2,395.80 | $2,662.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging | $2,428.00 | $2,428.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $2,655.16 | $3,238.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE NM Hepa Duct System w/o Pharm | $2,721.00 | $2,721.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC HEPATOBILRY IMG W GALL BLAD | $2,784.68 | $3,238.00 | Sep 30, 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $819.72 | $878.06 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $1,323.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $343.16 | $952.80 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $2,293.30 | $2,474.23 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $1,402.44 | $1,428.72 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $1,828.00 | $1,828.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $1,456.46 | $1,456.46 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $2,157.00 | $2,157.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $1,873.00 | $1,873.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $1,282.00 | $1,282.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $2,286.00 | $2,286.00 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $1,393.00 | $1,393.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $2,428.00 | $2,428.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $963.48 | $963.48 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $2,050.00 | $2,050.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $1,321.04 | $1,321.04 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $1,852.20 | $1,852.20 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $2,395.80 | $2,395.80 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $1,740.00 | $1,740.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $1,643.25 | $1,643.25 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $1,998.00 | $1,998.00 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $2,072.96 | $2,072.96 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $2,784.68 | $2,784.68 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $999.11 | $999.11 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $1,891.80 | $1,891.80 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $1,376.00 | $1,376.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $1,260.00 | $1,260.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $2,028.90 | $2,028.90 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $2,248.00 | $2,248.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $2,093.55 | $2,093.55 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $2,721.00 | $2,721.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $1,963.00 | $1,963.00 |
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
- Minnesota$1,221.00
- Mississippi$569.75
- Missouri$1,244.10
- Montana$1,210.60
- 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.