Nuclear stress test cost in Dayton, OH — inpatient
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $3,528.00 to $3,528.00, with a median of $3,528.00. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Osteopathic Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $3,953.40 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 723-3410 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center lowest Miamisburg, OH · (937) 384-8760 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center lowest Troy, OH · (937) 980-7000 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kettering Medical Center lowest Kettering, OH · (937) 298-4331 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Greene Memorial Hospital lowest Xenia, OH · (937) 352-2000 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beavercreek Medical Center lowest Beaver Creek, OH · (937) 702-4000 Hc Myo Perf Spect W/Ef/Wm/Renj Mult | $3,528.00 | $8,820.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,528.00, median $3,528.00, highest $3,528.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,528.00 — 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.