Nuclear stress test cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,632.40 to $5,952.75, with a median of $4,924.13. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health — $3,291.73 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $2,461.15 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 7, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI | $1,632.40 | $2,915.00 | $380.91–$2,915.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI | $1,986.32 | $3,547.00 | $380.91–$1,117.13 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI | $1,986.32 | $3,547.00 | $380.91–$1,117.13 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI | $2,688.56 | $4,801.00 | $380.91–$4,801.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI | $2,879.52 | $5,142.00 | $380.91–$5,142.00 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT | $4,595.25 | $6,127.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $5,253.00 | $5,253.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT | $5,952.75 | $7,937.00 | $1.00–$1,845.79 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT | $5,952.75 | $7,937.00 | $1.00–$1,845.79 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,632.40, median $4,924.13, highest $5,952.75 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $2,183.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.