Scans and imaging CPT 78452 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Nuclear stress test cost in Devils Lake, ND — inpatient

In Devils Lake, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies as an inpatient: from $1,674.12 to $1,674.12, with a median of $1,674.12. Across North Dakota, the median is $2,293.20 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,674.12Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$1,674.12half pay less
Highest$1,674.12in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake, ND MYOCARDIAL PERF SPECT MULTI $1,674.12 $3,986.00 $2,869.92–$3,786.70 58% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,674.12, median $1,674.12, highest $1,674.12.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,674.12 — 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 and 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.