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
CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs, AR $5,766.00 $605.43 – $4,612.80
Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX $5,769.12 $1,417.82 – $1,784.98
Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX $5,769.30 $657.43 – $1,784.98
Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX $5,769.30 not published
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $5,776.50 $1,224.84 – $2,449.67
Boca Raton Regional Hospital BOCA RATON, FL $5,848.05 $1,327.69 – $5,875.04
avon hospital Avon, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
fairview hospital Cleveland, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $5,855.20 $1,183.57 – $8,107.20
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
medina hospital Medina, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $5,855.20 $0.87 – $8,107.20
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $5,866.70 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $5,866.70 not published
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $5,897.00 $671.43 – $671.43
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $5,897.00 $527.42 – $3,180.48
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $5,949.60 not published
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $5,960.16 $800.98 – $8,278.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $5,966.00 $1,238.16 – $3,044.09
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $5,989.20 $374.88 – $1,888.73
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $6,041.10 $3,999.72 – $3,999.72
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $6,103.30 $724.38 – $4,661.06
OSF Saint James John W Albrecht Medical Center Pontiac, IL $6,121.60 $1,387.37 – $1,415.12
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $6,186.60 not published
OSF Holy Family Medical Center Monmouth, IL $6,214.40 not published
AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL $6,238.00 $1,351.97 – $3,582.73
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $6,240.00 $347.92 – $7,779.35
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $6,240.00 $278.10 – $7,779.35
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $6,240.00 $106.90 – $7,779.35
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $6,240.00 $278.10 – $7,779.35
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $6,240.00 $347.92 – $7,779.35
cleveland clinic main campus Cleveland, OH $6,318.65 $1.10 – $8,107.20
akron general Akron, OH $6,318.65 $0.87 – $8,107.20
mercy hospital Canton, OH $6,318.65 $1.01 – $8,107.20
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR $6,372.45 $2,164.00 – $2,164.00
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR $6,372.45 $2,164.00 – $2,164.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines, IA $6,381.00 $1,222.00 – $6,381.00
MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL Frisco, TX $6,394.74 $438.05 – $862.65
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $6,430.18 $561.21 – $3,554.56
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $6,430.18 $561.21 – $3,554.56
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $6,430.18 $561.21 – $2,350.69

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