HIDA scan cost in Washington
In Washington, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $494.20 to $2,988.70, with a median of $1,138.40. The lowest price is at Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital (Spokane). The highest price is 6.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,138.40, is 12% below the US median of $1,299.64.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($408.43).
- Washington ranks 19th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 40 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$494.20Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital
Median$1,138.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,988.70in Washington
Lowest saves$644.20vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital lowest Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $494.20 | $706.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $541.80 | $774.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $751.10 | $1,073.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Hepatobiliary W/Wo Gb | $755.50 | $1,511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $760.80 | $1,585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $760.80 | $1,585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $760.80 | $1,585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY IMG WO PHARM | $782.60 | $1,505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING | $839.81 | $2,099.53 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY GI | $942.50 | $1,450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $965.42 | $3,347.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $995.35 | $1,171.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $997.50 | $1,425.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,000.00 | $1,250.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,017.98 | $3,347.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,018.98 | $3,347.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,029.36 | $3,347.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,049.36 | $2,018.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,049.36 | $2,018.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,117.60 | $2,032.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,159.20 | $1,656.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,176.00 | $1,470.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,229.20 | $3,347.49 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,279.25 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM IMAGING - TECH | $1,318.35 | $2,585.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HEPATOBILIARY SYST IMAGING INCLUDING GALLBLADDER | $1,382.40 | $1,728.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $1,460.55 | $2,247.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,524.00 | $1,524.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,704.70 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA NM Hepatobiliary Imaging | $1,705.13 | $2,273.50 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC LIVER FUNCTION STUDY | $1,757.60 | $2,197.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Nuclear medicine study of liver and bile duct system | $1,760.80 | $2,201.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $1,828.50 | $2,438.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC NM Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,854.90 | $2,061.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $1,886.30 | $2,902.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hepatobiliary Syst Imaging Including Gallbladder | $2,012.50 | $2,875.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC LIVER FUNCTION STUDY | $2,396.00 | $2,995.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $2,449.20 | $3,768.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA NM Hepatobiliary Excretion | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $2,988.70 | $4,598.00 | Mar 21, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 16 | $755.50 | $1,024.17 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 3 | $839.81 | $997.50 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 3 | $494.20 | $541.80 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $2,396.00 | $2,422.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $942.50 | $1,201.52 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $995.35 | $1,085.68 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $2,988.70 | $2,988.70 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $1,704.70 | $1,704.70 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $1,049.36 | $1,049.36 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $1,828.50 | $1,828.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,886.30 | $1,886.30 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 1 | $1,524.00 | $1,524.00 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $1,049.36 | $1,049.36 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,760.80 | $1,760.80 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $1,705.13 | $1,705.13 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $751.10 | $751.10 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $1,854.90 | $1,854.90 |
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
- Nebraska$1,597.44
- 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
- West Virginia$851.50
- Wisconsin$1,465.00
- Wyoming$1,133.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.