Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $3,232.26 to $3,232.26, with a median of $3,232.26. Across Ohio, the median is $3,666.23 at 106 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$3,232.26Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$3,232.26half pay less
Highest$3,232.26in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Nuc Med Myocardial Perfusion Spect Multiple Rest Or Stress $3,232.26 $3,232.26 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $3,232.26, median $3,232.26, highest $3,232.26.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,232.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.