HIDA scan cost in Washington
In Washington, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for HIDA scan: nuclear imaging of the liver, bile ducts and gallbladder: from $143.00 to $2,988.70, with a median of $1,177.10. The lowest price is at Seattle Children's Hospital (Seattle). The highest price is 20.9× 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$143.00Seattle Children's Hospital
Median$1,177.10half pay less
Highest$2,988.70in Washington
Lowest saves$1,034.10vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $143.00 | $143.00 | — source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital 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 SYSTEM | $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 / 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 SYSTEM | $782.60 | $1,505.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC NM HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM | $997.50 | $1,425.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,113.33 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,174.77 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,179.43 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,212.14 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 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 | — source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC HEPATOBILI WO OR W GALLBLADDER | $1,364.87 | $3,862.48 | Feb 28, 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 | — source file |
| Harrison 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 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC LIVER FUNCTION STUDY | $1,757.60 | $2,197.00 | — 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 |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC NM Hepatobiliary System Imaging | $1,854.90 | $2,061.00 | — source file |
| St. John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $1,886.30 | $2,902.00 | — source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC LIVER FUNCTION STUDY | $2,396.00 | $2,995.00 | — 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 | — source file |
| St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDY OF LIVER AND BILE DUCT SYSTEM | $2,988.70 | $4,598.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13 | $143.00 | $1,174.77 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $2,396.00 | $2,422.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $942.50 | $1,201.52 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $494.20 | $518.00 |
| 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 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $997.50 | $997.50 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $1,886.30 | $1,886.30 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $1,049.36 | $1,049.36 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $1,760.80 | $1,760.80 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $751.10 | $751.10 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $1,854.90 | $1,854.90 |
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
- Virginia$1,128.75
- West Virginia$875.75
- Wisconsin$1,094.72
- Wyoming$1,139.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.