Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Outpatient

Nuclear stress test cost in Gainesville, FL

In Gainesville, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $3,239.50 to $3,239.50, with a median of $3,239.50. Across Florida, the median is $4,613.70 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$3,239.50University of Florida Health
Median$3,239.50half pay less
Highest$3,239.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Florida Health Gainesville, FL HB MPI TOMO (SPECT) MULTI STUDY $3,239.50 $5,890.00 $618.07–$2,555.01 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $3,239.50, median $3,239.50, highest $3,239.50.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.