Nuclear Stress Test (Heart) cost at US hospitals

Myocardial perfusion imaging, SPECT, multiple studies · CPT 78452

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Nuclear Stress Test (Heart)

A nuclear stress test answers one question: is any part of the heart muscle getting less blood when the heart is working hard? A radioactive tracer is injected and a camera photographs the heart at rest and again under stress, and the two sets of pictures are compared.

$281.34

lowest cash price

$3,859.98

national median

$37,167.71

highest cash price

910

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $281.34–$37,167.71 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$37,167.71

HCA FLORIDA TRINITY HOSPITAL — TRINITY, FL

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($3,200.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($11,107.76)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 $2,184.84 $2,184.84 $6,041.10
Arizona 18 $574.99 $1,201.48 $4,009.77
Arkansas 6 $1,490.40 $1,965.99 $5,766.00
California 87 $547.65 $3,676.40 $8,146.23
Colorado 17 $789.41 $11,895.86 $30,914.62
Florida 80 $1,315.00 $11,728.14 $37,167.71
Georgia 25 $1,669.74 $5,387.00 $14,103.19
Hawaii 2 $1,995.20 $1,995.20 $3,311.25
Illinois 50 $1,625.00 $4,363.20 $7,188.00
Indiana 26 $2,994.88 $4,942.20 $11,107.76
Iowa 25 $2,021.40 $2,913.30 $6,381.00
Kansas 11 $1,341.20 $6,430.18 $6,588.74
Kentucky 22 $1,185.60 $2,735.58 $13,954.14
Louisiana 3 $1,411.02 $1,411.02 $1,411.02
Maine 7 $2,206.65 $3,228.40 $4,566.00
Maryland 2 $421.80 $421.80 $421.80
Michigan 27 $1,057.03 $4,086.00 $5,949.60
Minnesota 19 $1,785.55 $3,105.70 $4,920.80
Mississippi 10 $473.22 $1,302.75 $2,549.00
Missouri 20 $2,154.90 $3,382.92 $26,681.46
Montana 2 $627.20 $627.20 $2,088.00
Nebraska 13 $2,111.86 $2,319.00 $4,318.85
Nevada 3 $3,220.02 $4,363.84 $4,832.15
New Hampshire 1 $3,786.05 $3,786.05 $3,786.05
New Jersey 21 $920.48 $1,426.73 $1,542.46
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $804.60 $1,544.85 $12,024.00
North Carolina 14 $3,168.00 $3,341.83 $6,729.00
North Dakota 4 $3,233.60 $3,233.60 $3,676.80
Ohio 67 $2,003.63 $4,200.60 $8,106.00
Oklahoma 13 $1,989.65 $2,020.15 $6,606.60
Oregon 12 $281.34 $3,422.25 $6,372.45
Pennsylvania 31 $1,469.00 $4,323.60 $6,240.00
South Carolina 10 $1,556.00 $3,167.40 $10,434.00
South Dakota 7 $3,851.20 $4,556.00 $5,011.20
Tennessee 37 $443.90 $744.81 $15,510.51
Texas 116 $1,492.47 $4,393.64 $22,348.25
Virginia 42 $443.90 $3,728.50 $13,036.00
Washington 31 $1,741.48 $3,658.00 $8,717.80
West Virginia 17 $1,185.60 $2,945.00 $4,545.50
Wisconsin 32 $2,438.70 $3,210.00 $5,144.71
Wyoming 4 $671.16 $3,383.92 $3,895.50

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $281.34 $48.00 – $168.00
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $421.80 $703.00 – $703.00
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $443.90 $340.93 – $1,720.07
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $443.90 $340.93 – $1,720.07
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $443.90 $251.74 – $1,711.97
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,947.61
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $306.00 – $2,562.53
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $452.25 $242.09 – $2,633.64
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,560.63
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,947.61
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,819.04
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,633.64
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $452.25 $251.74 – $2,753.71
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $452.25 $336.24 – $3,015.00
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $452.25 $340.93 – $2,753.71
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $452.25 $340.93 – $2,753.71
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $452.25 $251.74 – $2,560.63
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $473.22 $1,182.16 – $2,686.72
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $547.65 $1,662.20 – $7,910.50
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $574.99 $946.81 – $3,218.25
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $627.20 $4,330.91 – $4,330.91
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $631.96 $271.28 – $3,228.00
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $647.57 $1,662.20 – $12,026.30
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $654.53 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $671.16 $431.46 – $1,762.40
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville, TN $677.10 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $677.10 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $687.69 $615.27 – $3,396.00
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $722.24 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $744.81 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $744.81 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $744.81 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $744.81 $271.28 – $3,228.00
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland, CO $789.41 $410.69 – $3,152.71
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $804.60 $426.00 – $4,000.25
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $845.33 $615.27 – $3,218.25
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $860.40 $1,174.47 – $2,616.39
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $870.91 $655.18 – $3,148.75
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $905.40 $946.81 – $3,218.25
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $909.69 $946.81 – $3,432.80
Banner Del Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $909.69 $735.17 – $3,432.80
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $920.48 $226.21 – $2,853.46
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $992.34 $232.86 – $2,929.28
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $1,009.49 $275.52 – $2,929.28
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $1,016.16 $190.29 – $3,181.02
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $1,017.08 $275.52 – $2,839.19
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $1,019.05 $275.52 – $3,059.45
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $1,051.30 $72.99 – $3,218.25
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $1,057.03 $349.30 – $986.96
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $1,072.99 $275.52 – $2,875.51

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