Nuclear stress test cost in Glendale, CA
In Glendale, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $7,756.25 to $7,756.25, with a median of $7,756.25. Across California, the median is $3,676.40 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 78452, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale, CA Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $7,756.25 | $7,756.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7,756.25, median $7,756.25, highest $7,756.25.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,756.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.