Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Williamsport, PA — inpatient

In Williamsport, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $4,206.60 to $4,206.60, with a median of $4,206.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Williamsport and 1 other hospital. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $4,206.60 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4,206.60UPMC Williamsport + 1 more
Median$4,206.60half pay less
Highest$4,206.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Williamsport, PA.

median
Lowest $4,206.60Highest $4,206.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA EXER SEST/REST SEST SPECT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $3,003.51–$6,309.90 40% —
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UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $3,003.51–$6,309.90 40% —
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UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA RESTING THALLIUM W RECIRC SPEC $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $2,208.32–$6,660.45 40% —
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UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $2,208.32–$6,660.45 40% —
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UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA EXERCISE THALL/REC SPECT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $2,208.32–$6,660.45 40% —
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UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA EXER SEST/W REST THALL SPECT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $2,208.32–$6,660.45 40% —
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UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA EXER SEST/REST SEST SPECT $4,206.60 $7,011.00 $2,208.32–$6,660.45 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $4,206.60, median $4,206.60, highest $4,206.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,206.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.