Nuclear stress test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $688.00 to $25,046.75, with a median of $13,449.00. The lowest price is at Huntsville Hospital (Huntsville). The highest price is 36.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 78452. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville · Huntsville, AL D-NEUROSTIM LEAD TEST KIT R04 | $688.00 | $688.00 | — source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL AMB MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,378.85 | $2,507.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NM-MYOCRD SPECT MULT | $2,245.03 | $12,472.40 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL THALLUIM IMAGING | $2,330.62 | $2,741.90 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - Nm Heart Perfusion Spect Stress &/Or Rest | $25,046.75 | $25,046.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 4 | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $688.00 | $1,466.52 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $1,378.85 | $1,378.85 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $2,330.62 | $2,330.62 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $13,449.00 | $13,449.00 |
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.
Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies in other states
- Alaska$3,501.72
- Arizona$1,701.06
- Arkansas$1,844.90
- California$3,676.40
- Colorado$3,090.82
- Connecticut$2,316.30
- Delaware$4,431.25
- Florida$4,613.70
- Georgia$3,563.04
- Hawaii$2,760.60
- Idaho$4,271.00
- Illinois$3,096.65
- Indiana$4,249.80
- Iowa$1,664.00
- Kansas$3,921.45
- Kentucky$7,368.83
- Louisiana$1,139.57
- Maine$2,619.90
- Maryland$1,202.48
- Massachusetts$3,671.50
- Michigan$2,461.15
- Minnesota$2,417.38
- Mississippi$1,630.80
- Missouri$4,413.01
- Montana$2,088.00
- Nebraska$2,379.00
- Nevada$3,220.02
- New Hampshire$2,103.80
- New Jersey$1,537.41
- New Mexico$2,116.00
- New York$1,544.85
- North Carolina$3,341.83
- North Dakota$2,293.20
- Ohio$3,953.40
- Oklahoma$2,672.54
- Oregon$3,422.25
- Pennsylvania$4,206.60
- Puerto Rico$536.00
- Rhode Island$2,002.90
- South Carolina$3,173.95
- South Dakota$4,556.00
- Tennessee$744.81
- Texas$4,279.95
- Utah$2,702.59
- Vermont$3,029.48
- Virginia$3,168.00
- Washington$2,985.83
- West Virginia$2,874.75
- Wisconsin$2,485.91
- Wyoming$2,020.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.