Nuclear stress test cost in Columbia, MO — inpatient
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,052.00 to $3,840.00, with a median of $2,946.00. The lowest listed price is at Boone Hospital Center — $894.00 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $4,413.01 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center lowest Columbia, MO · (573) 815-8000 MPI SPECT 1+ W GATED/EF | $2,052.00 | $3,420.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 MYOCARDIAL PERF IMAGING SPECT MULTIPLE AT REST/STRESS-CCDJ | $3,840.00 | $6,400.00 | $1,740.80–$5,632.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 MYOCARDIAL PERF IMAGING SPECT MULTIPLE AT REST/STRESS-DINP | $3,840.00 | $6,400.00 | $2,240.00–$5,632.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 MYOCARDIAL PERF IMAGING SPECT MULTIPLE AT REST/STRESS-JNM | $3,840.00 | $6,400.00 | $2,240.00–$5,632.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO · (573) 882-4141 MYOCARDIAL PERF IMAGING SPECT MULTIPLE AT REST/STRESS-NM | $3,840.00 | $6,400.00 | $2,240.00–$5,632.00 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,052.00, median $2,946.00, highest $3,840.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,946.00 — 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.