Nuclear stress test cost in Seattle, WA
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $311.00 to $3,804.00, with a median of $2,720.24. The lowest listed price is at Seattle Children's Hospital — $2,409.24 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $2,985.83 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 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 Feb 28, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 Ht Muscle Image Spect, Mult | $311.00 | $311.00 | $42.99–$248.80 | — | — source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,741.48 | $3,349.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Myocar Rest/Stress Mult Determ | $2,227.00 | $4,454.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,577.96 | $8,943.76 | $1,479.68–$6,707.82 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,720.24 | $8,943.76 | $1,479.68–$6,707.82 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,731.03 | $8,943.76 | $1,453.05–$8,049.39 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,806.76 | $8,943.76 | $1,453.05–$6,707.82 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT - TECH | $2,880.48 | $5,648.00 | $3,388.80–$4,518.40 | 49% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,962.16 | $8,943.76 | $1,479.68–$6,707.82 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $3,160.41 | $8,943.76 | $793.00–$8,049.39 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI STUDY | $3,804.00 | $4,755.00 | $2,773.64–$4,946.47 | 20% | — source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $4,099.68 | $8,541.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 987-2000 NM Mibi Scan Multi Rest/Stress | $6,276.20 | $6,276.20 | $1,581.60–$6,025.15 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $311.00, median $2,720.24, highest $3,804.00 — a 12.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $2,806.76. 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 8 of 9 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 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.