Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Weirton, WV — inpatient

In Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $2,805.48 to $2,805.48, with a median of $2,805.48. Across West Virginia, the median is $2,829.85 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$2,805.48Trinity Hospital Holding
Median$2,805.48half pay less
Highest$2,805.48in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Trinity Hospital Holding Steubenville, OH NM-MUTI SPECT-STRESS-SEQ $2,805.48 $5,657.00 — 50% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,805.48, median $2,805.48, highest $2,805.48.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,986.24 — 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.