Nuclear stress test cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $850.17 to $5,979.60, with a median of $4,200.60. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $3,350.43 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $3,953.40 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH Hb Myocard Perf (Multi-3D) | $850.17 | $1,667.00 | $800.16–$1,667.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Kettering, OH Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center Miamisburg, OH Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jewish Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital LLC Cincinnati, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital LLC Fairfield, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital LLC Mason, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital LLC Batavia, OH HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,200.60 | $7,001.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC Cincinnati, OH Hc Nm-Myocardial Perf Multi Spect | $5,979.60 | $9,966.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital, LLC West Chester, OH Hc Nm-Myocardial Perf Multi Spect | $5,979.60 | $9,966.00 | — | 40% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $850.17, median $4,200.60, highest $5,979.60 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $4,200.60 — 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78452 ($3,092.31). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies|By Specialist | $158.61 | file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHChg Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies|By Midlevel | $158.61 | file |