HIDA scan cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $1,758.40 to $2,272.00, with a median of $1,889.60. The lowest price is at Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center (Chamberlain). The highest price is 1.3× 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 Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center lowest Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,758.40 | $2,198.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,780.80 | $2,226.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion · Vermillion, SD NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,849.60 | $2,312.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,889.60 | $2,362.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,928.00 | $2,410.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $1,981.60 | $2,477.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG INCL GALLBLADDER | $2,272.00 | $2,840.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $1,780.80 | $2,026.40 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $1,889.60 | $1,889.60 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $1,758.40 | $1,758.40 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $1,928.00 | $1,928.00 |
| Vermillion, SD | 1 | $1,849.60 | $1,849.60 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $1,981.60 | $1,981.60 |
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 Carolina$1,751.40
- 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.