Nuclear stress test cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $3,316.00 to $4,049.00, with a median of $3,669.00. The lowest listed price is at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital — $353.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $2,461.15 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI HCHG NM MYOCARDIAL REST/SPECT | $3,316.00 | $3,316.00 | $2,094.05–$3,173.41 | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $3,669.00 | $3,669.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $3,669.00 | $3,669.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $4,049.00 | $4,049.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $4,049.00 | $4,049.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Myocardial Perfusion Stress & Rest | $4,049.00 | $4,049.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3,316.00, median $3,669.00, highest $4,049.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,859.00 — 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 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.