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
ADVENTIST HEALTH CLEARLAKE HOSPITAL Clearlake, CA $2,720.16 $499.34 – $12,467.40
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $2,720.24 $2,686.06 – $6,707.82
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $2,731.03 $2,686.06 – $8,049.39
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $2,735.58 $1,175.97 – $5,284.37
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $2,744.30 $1,248.33 – $1,298.26
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $2,745.00 $1,973.24 – $5,347.26
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,745.00 $1,973.24 – $4,392.00
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $2,765.25 $1,255.55 – $2,259.99
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $2,790.97 $348.12 – $10,186.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $2,790.97 $348.12 – $8,454.38
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $2,801.31 $69.68 – $1,680.78
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $2,801.31 $69.68 – $1,845.36
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $2,805.48 $3,394.20 – $4,355.89
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $2,806.76 $2,686.06 – $6,707.82
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $2,812.00 $55.85 – $2,335.62
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $2,855.00 $1,973.24 – $4,568.00
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $2,861.10 $398.59 – $3,321.55
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $2,878.20 $1,224.84 – $1,273.83
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $2,879.52 $380.91 – $3,332.02
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $2,880.48 $13.94 – $1,655.56
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $2,880.90 $688.06 – $2,334.13
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $2,913.30 $47.50 – $4,482.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $2,913.30 $27.71 – $322.13
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $2,927.20 $1,370.75 – $3,293.10
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $2,927.20 $1,370.75 – $3,293.10
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $2,928.09 $61.10 – $2,115.54
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $2,931.25 $702.63 – $4,677.65
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $2,933.57 $348.12 – $8,454.38
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $2,936.74 $348.12 – $6,851.62
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $2,939.20 not published
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $2,945.00 $55.85 – $2,162.67
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $2,962.16 $2,686.06 – $6,707.82
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $2,968.75 $348.12 – $6,851.62
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $2,973.45 $348.12 – $7,296.80
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $2,974.40 $943.15 – $3,333.90
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $2,983.00 $1,288.01 – $3,864.03
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $2,983.00 not published
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $2,988.50 not published
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $2,994.88 $1,369.75 – $2,739.50
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $2,995.00 $1,973.24 – $4,792.00
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $2,995.20 $1,329.44 – $1,356.02
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $3,031.60 $932.07 – $932.07
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $3,051.84 $1,415.36 – $3,080.50
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $3,054.36 $69.68 – $1,538.63
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $3,061.00 $298.61 – $298.61
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $3,075.80 $61.05 – $3,746.54
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $3,084.50 $55.85 – $5,279.36
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $3,087.00 $1,303.96 – $1,955.94
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $3,087.00 $1,289.99 – $1,934.99
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $3,090.82 $68.27 – $157.14

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