Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Prescott Valley, AZ — inpatient

In Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,637.54 to $2,637.54, with a median of $2,637.54. Across Arizona, the median is $1,701.06 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$2,637.54Verde Valley Medical Center
Median$2,637.54half pay less
Highest$2,637.54in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ.

median
Lowest $2,637.54Highest $2,637.54

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Verde Valley Medical Center lowest Cottonwood, AZ NM Cardiac Viability $2,637.54 $5,275.08 $1,582.52–$5,275.08 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Verde Valley Medical Center lowest Cottonwood, AZ NM Cardiac Rest/Stress Spect multiple $2,637.54 $5,275.08 $1,582.52–$5,275.08 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,637.54, median $2,637.54, highest $2,637.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,637.54 — 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.