Nuclear stress test cost in Tampa, FL — inpatient
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,731.20 to $15,473.12, with a median of $11,728.14. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital and 1 other hospital — $8,996.94 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $4,613.70 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital lowest Wesley Chapel, FL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $2,731.20 | $6,828.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OHI West lowest Saint Petersburg, FL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $2,731.20 | $6,828.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Heart Scan Mult Study Spect | $3,733.10 | $10,666.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,728.14 | $11,728.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,728.14 | $11,728.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,728.14 | $11,728.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,728.14 | $11,728.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,728.14 | $11,728.14 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $13,451.94 | $13,451.94 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $15,473.12 | $15,473.12 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,731.20, median $11,728.14, highest $15,473.12 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $11,728.14 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.