HIDA scan cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $186.76 to $1,560.37, with a median of $452.25. The lowest price is at Claiborne Medical Center (Tazewell). The highest price is 8.4× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$186.76Claiborne Medical Center
Median$452.25half pay less
Highest$1,560.37in Tennessee
Lowest saves$265.49vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claiborne Medical Center lowest Tazewell · Tazewell, TN NM HEPATBIL NO RX/EF | $186.76 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $193.43 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $200.10 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $200.10 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $202.59 | $701.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $213.44 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $220.11 | $667.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $220.11 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $220.11 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN NM HEPATOBIL SYST W OR WO GB | $220.11 | $667.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $329.80 | $1,649.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $352.64 | $1,216.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $352.64 | $1,216.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $352.64 | $1,216.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $370.13 | $701.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $401.10 | $1,910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $401.10 | $1,910.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $401.10 | $1,910.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $409.44 | $1,706.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $443.90 | $1,930.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC NM HEPATOBILIARY INCLUDES GALLBLADDER IF PRESENT | $507.38 | $2,206.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - NM Liver Function | $644.60 | $2,930.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - NM Liver Function | $644.60 | $2,930.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - NM Liver Function | $644.60 | $2,930.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - NM Liver Function | $644.60 | $2,930.00 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING X | $647.03 | $2,156.75 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN NM HEPATOBILIARY IMAGING X | $647.19 | $2,157.30 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $656.64 | $1,216.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder - NM Liver Function | $656.92 | $2,986.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY NM-HEPATOBILIARY SYS | $753.41 | $3,883.53 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN NM HEPA IMAG INCL GB | $906.36 | $3,021.20 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN NM HEPA IMAG INCL GB | $906.38 | $3,021.25 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN NM HEPA IMAG INCL GB | $906.38 | $3,021.25 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,560.37 | $5,325.50 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $401.10 | $644.60 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $200.10 | $220.11 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $352.64 | $647.11 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $370.13 | $370.13 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $753.41 | $753.41 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $906.38 | $906.38 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $213.44 | $213.44 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $507.38 | $507.38 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $443.90 | $443.90 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $906.36 | $906.36 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $200.10 | $200.10 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $202.59 | $202.59 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $1,560.37 | $1,560.37 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $906.38 | $906.38 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $193.43 | $193.43 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $352.64 | $352.64 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $186.76 | $186.76 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $352.64 | $352.64 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $329.80 | $329.80 |
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
- South Dakota$1,889.60
- 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.