Nuclear stress test cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 22 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $574.99 to $9,421.00, with a median of $4,352.77. The lowest listed price is at Banner Heart Hospital — $3,777.78 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $1,701.06 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 11 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and May 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital lowest Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $574.99 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 87% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $845.33 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 80% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $905.40 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $909.69 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,432.80 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $909.69 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,432.80 | 79% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,051.30 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 75% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,201.48 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,240.10 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 71% | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,347.37 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 69% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,373.12 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 68% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,703.53 | $4,291.00 | $1,930.95–$3,218.25 | 60% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Gilbert, AZ MYOCARD PERF MULTI SPECT | $7,002.00 | $7,002.00 | $7,002.00 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health East Valley Rehabilitation Hospital Chandler, AZ MYOCARD PERF MULTI SPECT | $7,002.00 | $7,002.00 | $7,002.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 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 · (602) 943-2381 Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 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 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 · (480) 882-4327 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 · (480) 324-7001 Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $9,421.00 | $9,421.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $574.99, median $4,352.77, highest $9,421.00 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $1,588.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 11 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.