Nuclear stress test cost in Marshalltown, IA — inpatient
In Marshalltown, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,032.00 to $1,032.00, with a median of $1,032.00. Across Iowa, the median is $1,664.00 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 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 Marshalltown, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown lowest Marshalltown, IA · (641) 754-5151 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | $376.08–$1,269.24 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA · (641) 754-5151 HC NM HEART MUSCLE SPECT MULT | $2,801.31 | $3,501.63 | $1,225.57–$2,794.30 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,032.00, median $1,032.00, highest $1,032.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,032.00 — 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.