Nuclear stress test cost in Albemarle, NC — inpatient
In Albemarle, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $3,481.00 to $3,481.00, with a median of $3,481.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,341.83 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albemarle, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Albermarle, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | $2,025.94–$6,683.52 | 50% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Albermarle, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | $180.99–$6,544.28 | 50% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,481.00, median $3,481.00, highest $3,481.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,481.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the imaging part of a nuclear stress test. A small amount of radioactive tracer is injected, and a special camera takes pictures of blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and after exercise or a stress medicine. It is used to look for blocked heart arteries.
What the price covers
The code covers the camera images and their processing. The radioactive tracer, the stress test itself (with ECG monitoring), any stress medicine and the physician's interpretation are often billed separately.