HIDA scan cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $466.50 to $3,870.00, with a median of $1,751.40. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 8.3× 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 South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $466.50 | $933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $613.00 | $1,226.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $613.00 | $1,226.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $762.50 | $1,525.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $762.50 | $1,525.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $1,152.00 | $2,304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC HEPTAOBILIARY SCAN | $1,472.40 | $2,454.00 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $1,545.00 | $3,090.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $1,683.00 | $3,366.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital INC Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,819.80 | $3,033.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $1,890.50 | $3,781.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital INC Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,237.30 | $3,442.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital INC Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,237.30 | $3,442.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley INC Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,237.30 | $3,442.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,237.30 | $3,442.00 | — source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $2,937.00 | $3,916.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMG | $2,937.00 | $3,916.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB HEPATOBILIARY SYS IMAGING | $3,870.00 | $7,740.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $613.00 | $2,237.30 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $1,683.00 | $2,937.00 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $762.50 | $762.50 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $466.50 | $466.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $1,890.50 | $1,890.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $1,819.80 | $1,819.80 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $1,472.40 | $1,472.40 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $1,152.00 | $1,152.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $613.00 | $613.00 |
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
- 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
- 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 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.