Nuclear stress test cost in Omaha, NE — inpatient
In Omaha, NE-IA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,139.10 to $2,489.69, with a median of $2,045.82. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital — $906.72 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $2,379.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Feb 14, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA NM Exam | $1,139.10 | $3,797.00 | — | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE NM Exam | $1,366.92 | $3,797.00 | $1,898.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE NM Exam | $1,366.92 | $3,797.00 | $1,898.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs, IA NM Stress Exam | $1,592.10 | $5,307.00 | — | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE NM Stress Exam | $1,910.52 | $5,307.00 | $2,653.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE NM Stress Exam | $1,910.52 | $5,307.00 | $2,653.50 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | $2,922.60–$4,140.35 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Omaha, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Bergan Mercy Health System Council Bluffs, IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,168.88 | $5,164.00 | $3,098.40–$4,389.40 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,489.69 | $5,081.00 | $2,896.17–$4,979.38 | 51% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,139.10, median $2,045.82, highest $2,489.69 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $2,045.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 7 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78452 ($3,092.31). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IAPC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $106.82 | file |