Nuclear stress test cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,490.40 to $2,086.56, with a median of $1,933.80. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $443.40 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $744.81 at 42 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,490.40 | $9,936.00 | $3,775.68–$7,948.80 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,733.52 | $7,223.00 | $2,744.74–$6,500.70 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | $50.00–$2,495.62 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Stress Test Regadenoson W Myocard Perf | $1,933.80 | $8,790.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $1,973.40 | $8,970.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,991.40 | $9,957.00 | $3,783.66–$8,961.30 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,086.56 | $9,936.00 | $3,775.68–$8,942.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,086.56 | $9,936.00 | $3,775.68–$8,942.40 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC NM HEART IMAGE SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,086.56 | $9,936.00 | $3,775.68–$8,942.40 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,490.40, median $1,933.80, highest $2,086.56 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $1,933.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 it is 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.