HIDA scan cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $443.90 to $3,612.00, with a median of $1,128.75. The lowest price is at Dickenson Community Hospital (Clintwood) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 8.1× 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.
Lowest$443.90Dickenson Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,128.75half pay less
Highest$3,612.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$684.85vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickenson Community Hospital lowest Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $443.90 | $1,930.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital lowest Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $443.90 | $1,930.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | — source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC NM HEPATOBIL HIDA | $452.25 | $3,015.00 | — source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Hepatobiliary Imaging | $819.00 | $1,638.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Nm Hepatobiliary Imaging Wo Pharm | $819.88 | $1,366.46 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $883.20 | $2,944.00 | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $886.80 | $1,478.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $930.00 | $1,550.00 | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | — source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,122.00 | $2,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,135.50 | $2,271.00 | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,135.50 | $2,271.00 | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,135.50 | $2,271.00 | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,135.50 | $2,271.00 | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $1,135.50 | $2,271.00 | — source file |
| Chesapeake Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,173.60 | $1,956.00 | — source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,374.00 | $2,748.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,374.00 | $2,748.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chgr-Hepatobiliary Scan | $1,495.50 | $2,991.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,553.20 | $3,883.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $1,734.30 | $5,781.00 | — source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Hepatobiliary system imaging, including gallbladder when present | $1,759.20 | $4,398.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,046.00 | $3,410.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $2,567.70 | $8,559.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HEPATOBILIARY/GALLBLDR | $3,103.52 | $3,448.35 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $3,612.00 | $6,020.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $3,612.00 | $6,020.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC NM Hepatobiliary Imaging WO Pharm | $3,612.00 | $6,020.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 9 | $819.88 | $1,122.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6 | $1,122.00 | $1,135.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $930.00 | $3,612.00 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $443.90 | $443.90 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $1,374.00 | $1,374.00 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $1,759.20 | $1,759.20 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $2,567.70 | $2,567.70 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $1,374.00 | $1,374.00 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $1,173.60 | $1,173.60 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $452.25 | $452.25 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $1,553.20 | $1,553.20 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $443.90 | $443.90 |
| Roanoke, VA | 1 | $883.20 | $883.20 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $1,495.50 | $1,495.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $1,122.00 | $1,122.00 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $819.00 | $819.00 |
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 Carolina$1,751.40
- South Dakota$1,889.60
- Tennessee$452.25
- Texas$1,754.98
- Utah$1,082.32
- Vermont$1,730.20
- Washington$1,177.10
- West Virginia$875.75
- Wisconsin$1,094.72
- Wyoming$1,139.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.