Nuclear stress test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $574.99 to $9,421.00, with a median of $1,588.72. The lowest listed price is at Banner Heart Hospital — $1,013.73 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,701.06 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 11 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 2, 2026 and Jun 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital lowest Mesa, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $574.99 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 87% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $845.33 | $4,291.00 | $615.27–$6,611.33 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $905.40 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $909.69 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $909.69 | $4,291.00 | $735.17–$6,611.33 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,051.30 | $4,291.00 | $72.99–$6,611.33 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,201.48 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,240.10 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 71% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,347.37 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 69% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,373.12 | $4,291.00 | $946.81–$6,611.33 | 68% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Maricopa County Special Health Care District Phoenix, AZ HC NM REST/STRESS WM/EF | $1,588.72 | $5,500.00 | $2,288.00–$4,400.00 | 71% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,703.53 | $4,291.00 | $735.17–$6,611.33 | 60% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $574.99, median $1,588.72, highest $9,421.00 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $4,352.77. 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 12 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 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.