Nuclear stress test cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 9 hospitals list a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,197.20 to $6,481.88, with a median of $3,168.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $970.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $3,168.00 at 36 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center lowest Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $2,197.20 | $3,662.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital lowest Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $2,197.20 | $3,662.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc Nm Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $2,311.45 | $3,852.41 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chg - Myocrdial Perfusion Imaging,T | $3,168.00 | $6,336.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 MIBI REST&STRESS C/A MULT | $6,481.88 | $7,202.09 | $4,782.19–$6,625.92 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 THALLIUM SPCT STRS/RST/CA | $6,481.88 | $7,202.09 | $4,782.19–$6,625.92 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,197.20, median $3,168.00, highest $6,481.88 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $3,168.00 — 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.