Nuclear stress test cost in Charlotte, NC — inpatient
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,719.00 to $5,847.75, with a median of $3,341.83. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center — $1,622.83 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $3,341.83 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SPECT, MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,719.00 | $3,438.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $2,018.79 | $7,477.00 | $2,175.81–$2,579.57 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $2,018.79 | $7,477.00 | $2,175.81–$2,579.57 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,239.02–$6,148.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,148.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,071.93–$5,881.61 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,239.02–$6,148.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,349.47 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,148.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,015.29 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,349.47 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,349.47 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $1,916.20–$6,349.47 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,015.29 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,341.83 | $6,683.65 | $2,025.15–$6,148.96 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SPECT, MULTIPLE STUDIES | $5,610.00 | $11,220.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | $3,142.15–$5,427.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | — | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | $3,142.15–$5,427.35 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT | $5,847.75 | $7,797.00 | $1.00–$5,925.72 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT | $5,847.75 | $7,797.00 | $1.00–$5,925.72 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,719.00, median $3,341.83, highest $5,847.75 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $3,341.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.