Nuclear stress test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $1,741.48 to $6,276.20, with a median of $2,599.68. The lowest listed price is at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — $858.20 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $3,545.50 at 44 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,599.68, is 21% below the US median of $3,277.78.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,322.69).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 78452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,741.48 | $3,349.00 | — | 48% |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Myocar Rest/Stress Mult Determ File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,227.00 | $4,454.00 | — | 50% |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,235.47 | $7,751.26 | $1,510.94–$6,582.32 | 71% |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,357.16 | $7,751.26 | $1,510.94–$6,582.32 | 70% |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,359.49 | $7,751.26 | $1,503.40–$6,976.14 | 70% |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,383.52 | $7,751.26 | $1,503.40–$6,582.32 | 69% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA · (360) 825-2505 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $2,846.27 | $7,751.26 | $793.00–$6,976.14 | 63% |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT - TECH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $2,880.48 | $5,648.00 | $3,388.80–$4,518.40 | 49% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $2,962.16 | $8,943.76 | $1,479.68–$6,707.82 | 67% |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI STUDY File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $3,804.00 | $4,755.00 | $2,773.64–$4,946.47 | 20% |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 386-6000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "MYOCARD PERF(SPECT)MULTIP W/EF,QUANT/QUAL WALL MOT" File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $4,483.20 | $5,604.00 | $1,306.00–$4,670.00 | 20% |
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WA · (425) 228-3450 Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies File of Mar 12, 2026 · source file | $4,801.30 | $6,859.00 | — | 30% |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 NM Mibi Scan Multi Rest/Stress File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6,276.20 | $6,276.20 | $1,581.60–$6,025.15 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $1,741.48, median $2,599.68, highest $6,276.20 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $3,415.52. 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 9 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 nuclear stress test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nuclear stress test explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 78452 ($3,455.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Valley Medical Center Renton, WAMyocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $168.70 | file |