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
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $4,138.95 $1,075.49 – $1,806.15
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $4,138.95 $438.05 – $481.86
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville, CA $4,154.83 $66.42 – $574.40
Jewish Hospital Cincinnati, OH $4,200.60 not published
Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH $4,200.60 not published
Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH $4,200.60 not published
Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH $4,200.60 not published
Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH $4,200.60 not published
Mercy West Hospital Cincinnati, OH $4,200.60 not published
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $4,204.80 $1,415.36 – $3,080.50
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $4,206.60 $356.28 – $589.58
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $4,206.60 $356.28 – $1,331.74
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $4,242.60 $121.00 – $2,469.32
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $4,242.60 $364.63 – $1,995.41
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $4,242.60 $364.63 – $2,006.18
UPMC Memorial York, PA $4,242.60 $364.63 – $2,002.91
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $4,242.60 $320.09 – $1,244.62
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $4,242.60 $364.63 – $6,010.35
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $4,249.00 $1,369.75 – $2,054.63
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $4,249.80 $56.47 – $859.35
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $4,253.00 $1,369.75 – $2,054.63
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $4,260.39 $46.70 – $209.28
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $4,260.80 $1,821.49 – $4,793.40
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $4,268.04 $132.98 – $295.22
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $4,275.50 $2,697.04 – $2,697.04
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $4,296.00 not published
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $4,303.60 $654.09 – $5,906.35
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $4,303.60 $658.77 – $5,919.62
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $4,315.50 $1,369.75 – $2,054.63
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $4,318.85 $46.70 – $246.82
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $4,322.40 $1,847.83 – $4,862.70
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $4,323.60 $357.84 – $6,485.40
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $4,329.00 $1,369.75 – $2,054.63
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $5,422.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $4,337.71 $892.84 – $6,506.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $4,337.71 $451.90 – $6,506.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $6,506.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $5,422.13
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $6,506.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $6,506.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $4,337.71 $1,373.61 – $5,783.61
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $4,337.71 $422.34 – $6,506.56
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $4,340.70 $1,387.37 – $1,387.37
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $4,363.20 $762.84 – $6,060.00
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $4,363.84 $470.21 – $14,688.03
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $4,367.67 $266.71 – $2,544.38
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $4,378.00 $2,697.04 – $2,697.04
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $4,385.50 $55.85 – $6,254.31
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $4,388.40 $374.88 – $1,369.08
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $4,393.64 $422.34 – $5,492.05

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