Nuclear stress test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 21 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $960.40 to $8,526.56, with a median of $1,937.60. The lowest listed price is at West Jersey Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $977.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $4,206.60 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 19 cities for code 78452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Mn Myocardiac Spect Multiple Rest / Stress | $960.40 | $9,604.00 | $95.96–$4,280.20 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Mn Myocardiac Spect Multiple Rest / Stress | $960.40 | $9,604.00 | $95.96–$4,280.20 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Mn Myocardiac Spect Multiple Rest / Stress | $960.40 | $9,604.00 | $95.96–$4,280.20 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Mn Myocardiac Spect Multiple Rest / Stress | $960.40 | $9,604.00 | $95.96–$4,280.20 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Mn Myocardiac Spect Multiple Rest / Stress | $960.40 | $9,604.00 | $95.96–$4,280.20 | 90% | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $1,273.00 | $5,707.73 | $278.34–$4,566.18 | 78% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $1,323.00 | $5,452.71 | $278.34–$5,289.13 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $1,323.00 | $5,452.71 | $278.34–$5,289.13 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | $47.50–$1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | $47.50–$1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | $47.50–$1,580.80 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,619.20 | $5,568.00 | $391.92–$5,289.60 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,768.05 | $5,797.00 | $1,064.06–$2,394.13 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,943.55 | $6,067.00 | $1,116.56–$2,512.26 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $4,559.75 | $7,015.00 | $891.20–$6,734.40 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Myocard Img Spect Multiple | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 MYOCARD PERF IMG SPECT MULTI | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Myocard Img Spect Multiple | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ MYOCARD PERF IMG SPECT MULTI | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Myocard Img Spect Multiple | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ MYOCARD PERF IMG SPECT MULTI | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Myocard Img Spect Multiple | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ MYOCARD PERF IMG SPECT MULTI | $4,891.90 | $4,891.90 | $504.00–$3,595.55 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Myocardial Img Multi | $6,148.00 | $6,148.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Myocardial Img Multi | $6,148.00 | $6,148.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 NM Ht Muscle Image (Spect) Mult | $8,526.56 | $8,526.56 | $375.76–$7,673.90 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $960.40, median $1,937.60, highest $8,526.56 — a 8.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $1,937.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 15 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.