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
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $1,076.53 $71.91 – $3,415.18
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $1,103.90 $71.80 – $3,467.89
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $1,103.90 $2.24 – $2,990.21
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $1,103.90 $61.36 – $3,015.54
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $1,154.64 $615.27 – $3,396.00
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $1,165.68 $275.52 – $2,839.19
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $1,177.38 $275.52 – $2,839.19
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $1,179.27 $324.25 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $1,179.32 $217.02 – $2,035.50
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $1,179.32 $217.02 – $2,035.50
Beckley ARH Hospital Beckley, WV $1,185.60 $55.85 – $5,627.82
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $1,185.60 $1,198.95 – $1,198.95
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $1,185.60 $894.86 – $894.86
Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY $1,185.60 $1,060.95 – $1,060.95
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $1,185.60 $821.84 – $821.84
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $1,186.95 $1,142.40 – $1,165.25
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1,188.98 $76.34 – $2,989.48
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $1,194.06 $1,185.17 – $3,318.48
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $1,201.48 $946.81 – $3,218.25
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $1,240.00 not published
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $1,240.10 $946.81 – $3,218.25
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $1,302.75 $1,142.40 – $1,165.25
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL $1,315.00 $2,220.10 – $3,974.32
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $1,341.20 $65.26 – $2,029.62
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $1,343.40 $572.39 – $2,384.12
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $1,347.37 $946.81 – $3,218.25
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $1,373.12 $946.81 – $3,218.25
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $1,411.02 $165.00 – $3,506.41
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $1,426.73 $696.53 – $3,535.83
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $1,426.73 $696.53 – $1,498.07
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $1,430.50 not published
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $1,444.98 $696.53 – $3,535.83
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $1,444.98 $696.53 – $4,012.50
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $1,444.98 $696.53 – $3,535.83
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $1,446.24 $696.53 – $3,535.83
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $1,446.24 $842.79 – $3,744.78
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA $1,469.00 $55.85 – $2,606.32
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $1,490.40 $266.71 – $2,390.86
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $1,492.47 $409.40 – $3,884.58
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $1,495.91 $275.52 – $2,839.19
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $1,533.71 $275.52 – $2,914.63
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $1,537.41 $249.77 – $4,038.62
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $1,537.41 $275.52 – $3,535.83
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $1,542.46 $239.51 – $4,528.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $1,544.85 $320.26 – $2,424.13
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $1,544.85 $320.26 – $2,424.13
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $1,544.85 $486.32 – $2,424.13
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $1,544.85 $486.32 – $2,424.13
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $1,544.85 $473.34 – $2,424.13
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $1,544.85 $320.26 – $2,424.13

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