Nuclear stress test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $768.30 to $6,372.45, with a median of $3,422.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $2,653.95 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $3,422.25 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 23, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,604.55 | $4,007.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB NM Myocard Perf Spect Mult Incl Wall/Eje | $2,694.25 | $4,145.00 | $795.84–$4,145.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC NM MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULT W/EF&WM | $2,863.90 | $4,406.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,422.25 | $4,563.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,422.25 | $4,563.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,422.25 | $4,563.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,422.25 | $4,563.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,422.25 | $4,563.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB NM Myocard Perf Spect Mult Incl Wall/Eje | $3,780.40 | $5,816.00 | $1,122.45–$5,816.00 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,976.70 | $6,118.00 | $574.24–$4,657.84 | 35% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $4,096.30 | $6,302.00 | $574.24–$4,657.84 | 35% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $6,372.45 | $7,497.00 | $2,164.00–$6,985.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $6,372.45 | $7,497.00 | $2,164.00–$6,985.00 | 15% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $768.30, median $3,422.25, highest $6,372.45 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $3,422.25. 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 5 of 5 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.