Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Plattsburgh, NY — inpatient

In Plattsburgh, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $915.00 to $915.00, with a median of $915.00. Across New York, the median is $1,544.85 at 55 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 2026.

Lowest$915.00Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center
Median$915.00half pay less
Highest$915.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh, NY · (518) 562-7767 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $915.00 $915.00 $42.40–$1,006.12 — Apr 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $915.00, median $915.00, highest $915.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $915.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.