Nuclear stress test cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 20 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $622.44 to $3,105.70, with a median of $1,439.82. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital — $817.38 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,417.38 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 18 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park, MN Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $622.44 | $2,394.00 | $579.35–$2,397.38 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $675.33 | $1,589.00 | $301.95–$1,476.97 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $859.30 | $3,305.00 | $531.63–$2,793.00 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $996.31 | $1,589.00 | $301.95–$1,476.97 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $1,382.62 | $3,065.00 | $1,005.32–$3,065.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.90 | $3,496.00 | $1,821.42–$3,146.40 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | $1,821.48–$3,146.50 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | $934.86–$3,146.50 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | $1,531.30–$3,146.50 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | $1,821.48–$3,146.50 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | $1,821.48–$3,146.50 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,477.69 | $3,685.00 | $1,919.89–$3,316.50 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,485.80 | $3,496.00 | $1,821.42–$3,146.40 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $1,589.89 | $4,297.00 | $13.17–$3,867.30 | 63% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $1,640.59 | $3,119.00 | $1,238.87–$3,335.69 | 47% | — source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $1,785.55 | $3,719.90 | $2,489.36–$3,124.72 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems Coon Rapids, MN HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $1,785.55 | $3,719.90 | $2,489.36–$3,124.72 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise | $1,845.55 | $3,502.00 | $662.48–$3,220.91 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise | $1,845.55 | $3,502.00 | $662.48–$3,553.45 | 47% | — source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | $2,464.04–$5,545.90 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | $3,397.97–$5,545.90 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | $2,464.04–$5,545.90 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $622.44, median $1,439.82, highest $3,105.70 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $1,477.69 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.