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
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $1,944.72 $348.12 – $6,839.22
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $1,965.99 $523.29 – $2,938.37
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $1,985.31 $313.31 – $4,617.00
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA $1,986.25 $702.63 – $4,677.65
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $1,986.32 $380.91 – $1,117.13
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $1,989.65 $298.61 – $2,976.05
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $1,991.40 $572.39 – $3,347.20
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $1,995.20 $164.65 – $10,911.25
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $1,999.00 $453.82 – $6,257.02
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $2,001.05 $414.64 – $874.80
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $2,001.05 $414.64 – $1,003.10
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $2,001.05 $414.64 – $414.64
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $2,003.63 $1,092.00 – $1,801.79
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $2,010.20 $39.00 – $3,325.48
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $2,020.15 $515.76 – $2,937.33
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $2,021.40 $1,249.63 – $1,749.48
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS $2,024.00 $65.26 – $1,673.61
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $2,033.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $2,044.00 $889.79 – $1,324.54
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $2,044.00 $1,204.12 – $1,324.54
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $2,072.50 not published
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $2,086.56 $217.02 – $2,390.86
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $2,088.00 $786.31 – $4,330.91
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $2,111.86 $675.74 – $3,764.62
Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO $2,120.94 $1,311.98 – $5,169.13
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $2,130.50 $1,175.18 – $1,376.57
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $1,556.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $2,611.88
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $1,556.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $1,556.09
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $1,556.09
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $2,154.90 $411.18 – $1,556.09
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $2,155.00 $1,698.14 – $3,966.00
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $2,168.88 $675.74 – $4,140.35
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $2,168.88 $675.74 – $4,140.35
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $2,168.88 $828.07 – $4,140.35
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $2,168.88 $675.74 – $4,140.35
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $2,168.88 $675.74 – $4,140.35
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $2,168.88 $675.74 – $4,140.35
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $2,177.77 $399.48 – $6,825.84
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $2,184.84 $657.43 – $1,372.08
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $2,186.93 $69.68 – $2,186.93
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $2,204.25 $769.67 – $13,225.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $2,204.25 $769.67 – $13,225.50
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $2,204.25 $769.67 – $15,282.80
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $2,206.65 $74.86 – $151.14
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $2,208.00 $1,249.63 – $1,749.48
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $2,208.00 $895.16 – $3,385.60
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $2,208.00 $844.55 – $1,729.60
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $2,220.55 $348.12 – $8,148.80

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