Nuclear stress test cost in Miami, FL — inpatient
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 16 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,664.00 to $5,848.05, with a median of $5,033.64. The lowest listed price is at Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale — $3,369.64 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $4,613.70 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | $1,664.00 | $47.50–$1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,809.00 | $5,860.00 | $445.55–$5,860.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST | $4,341.09 | $4,341.09 | $451.47–$3,472.87 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - STRESS TEST DOBUTAMINE W MYOCARD PERF | $4,427.92 | $4,427.92 | $460.50–$3,542.34 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $167.89–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $576.75–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $173.17–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $559.10–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $559.10–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Myocardial spect mult wo ef wm | $4,613.70 | $7,098.00 | $559.10–$7,098.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST | $5,453.57 | $5,453.57 | $567.17–$4,362.86 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - STRESS TEST DOBUTAMINE W MYOCARD PERF | $5,453.57 | $5,453.57 | $567.17–$4,362.86 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Myocardial Perfusion S/R Spect | $5,505.50 | $7,865.00 | $2,726.34–$6,685.25 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Myocardial Perfusion S/R Spect | $5,505.50 | $7,865.00 | $1,337.05–$6,685.25 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Myocardial Perfusion S/R Spect | $5,505.50 | $7,865.00 | $2,726.34–$6,685.25 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Myocardial Perfusion S/R Spect | $5,505.50 | $7,865.00 | $2,726.34–$6,685.25 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - STRESS TEST DOBUTAMINE W MYOCARD PERF | $5,711.72 | $5,711.72 | $594.02–$4,569.38 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST | $5,711.72 | $5,711.72 | $594.02–$4,569.38 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - STRESS TEST DOBUTAMINE W MYOCARD PERF | $5,718.67 | $5,718.67 | $594.74–$4,574.94 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST | $5,718.67 | $5,718.67 | $594.74–$4,574.94 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $5,848.05 | $8,997.00 | $1,327.69–$5,875.04 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $559.10–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $167.89–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $559.10–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $576.75–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $173.17–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Myocardial spect mult w ef wm | $6,571.50 | $10,110.00 | $559.10–$10,110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,664.00, median $5,033.64, highest $5,848.05 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $4,613.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 16 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.