Scans and imaging CPT 78452 California Outpatient

Nuclear stress test cost in California

In California, 95 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $809.00 to $9,767.79, with a median of $3,676.40. The lowest price is at San Antonio Regional Hospital (Upland). The highest price is 12.1× 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 24, 2026.

Lowest$809.00San Antonio Regional Hospital
Median$3,676.40half pay less
Highest$9,767.79in California
Lowest saves$2,867.40vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
San Antonio Regional Hospital lowest Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $809.00 $12,832.00 Apr 2, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $1,206.24 $2,513.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $1,494.72 $3,114.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CA LEXISCAN THALLIUM $1,502.91 $5,009.70 Feb 23, 2026
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County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $1,507.00 $1,507.00 Aug 14, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CARDIOLITE PERFUSION SCAN 1 DY $1,523.70 $3,386.00 Sep 2, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult $1,558.94 $1,558.94 Apr 1, 2026
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Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CARD TOM(SPECT)REST&EXCR $1,656.00 $4,288.15 Sep 1, 2026
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Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies $1,656.00 $10,855.60 Sep 1, 2026
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Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA NM MYOCARD PERF MULTI SPECT - 78452 - 4570178452 $1,656.00 $7,483.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NM ADENO 30MG CARDIAC STRESS $1,656.00 $5,284.00 Sep 1, 2026
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La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies $1,656.00 $10,505.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Montclair Hospital Medical Center Montclair · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies $1,656.00 $10,855.60 Sep 1, 2026
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Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA NM MYOCARD SPECT MULT $1,656.00 $8,923.73 Sep 1, 2026
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Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA CARD TOM(SPECT)REST&EXCR $1,656.00 $6,404.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA NM ADENO 30MG CARDIAC STRESS $1,656.00 $5,284.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $1,986.25 $5,675.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,165.46 $4,246.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT $2,331.20 $5,828.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT $2,331.20 $5,828.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT $2,331.20 $5,828.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,334.85 $6,671.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,346.05 $6,703.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,346.05 $6,703.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CARDIOLITE PERFUSION SCAN 1 DY $2,423.25 $5,385.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CARDIOLITE PERFUSION SCAN 1 DY $2,684.70 $5,966.00 Sep 2, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,865.18 $5,618.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Nuclear Medicine Study Of Vessels Of Heart Using Drugs Or Exercise Multiple Studies $2,901.80 $5,276.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $2,931.25 $8,375.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $3,051.84 $6,358.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Ht muscle image spect mult $3,320.45 $6,265.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Radiology Services not otherwise listed herein $3,420.03 $5,261.59 Nov 26, 2025
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa · Napa, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $3,502.17 $6,867.00 Apr 1, 2026
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El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC HEART SCAN SPECT MULTIPL $3,575.75 $14,303.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $3,676.40 $7,070.00 —
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Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $3,993.60 $6,656.00 Jul 30, 2026
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Grossmont Hospital La Mesa · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST $4,029.00 $5,372.00 —
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST $4,029.00 $5,372.00 —
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST $4,029.00 $5,372.00 —
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Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST $4,029.00 $5,372.00 —
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Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Myocard Tomo Multi $4,058.80 $10,147.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $4,081.02 $8,002.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville · Susanville, CA NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT $4,154.83 $6,192.00 Feb 12, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $4,204.80 $8,760.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $4,879.00 $4,879.00 Jul 6, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES $5,146.40 $9,190.00 —
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Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC NM Myocardial Perfusion 1 Day Study $5,153.50 $10,307.00 Mar 31, 2026
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USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult $5,247.25 $5,247.25 Apr 1, 2026
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UCI Health - Lakewood Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MC PERF SPECT WM EF MULT $5,594.00 $13,985.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA NM-THALL VIABL STUDY SPECT M $6,092.80 $7,616.00 Jun 18, 2026
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Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis · Fresno, CA NM-CARDIAC SPECT STRESS/REST $6,092.80 $7,616.00 Jun 15, 2026
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Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE $6,103.30 $17,438.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult $6,286.00 $6,286.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Myocard Tomo Multi $6,450.00 $16,125.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT) (including attenuation correction, qualitative or quantitative wall motion, ejection fraction by first pass or gated technique, additional quantification, when performedl; multiple studies, at rest and/or $6,562.86 $10,096.70 Nov 26, 2025
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Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $7,363.00 $7,363.00 Jul 22, 2026
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USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale · Glendale, CA Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult $7,756.25 $7,756.25 Apr 1, 2026
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Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT $8,283.93 $13,806.55 Sep 15, 2026
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Hospital of Barstow Barstow · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT $8,984.72 $14,974.53 Sep 17, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Cardiolite Perfusion Scan 1 Dy $9,767.79 $9,767.79 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 30 $1,206.24 $3,548.22
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 13 $809.00 $2,423.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 12 $1,502.91 $5,146.40
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 9 $1,656.00 $3,676.40
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 5 $3,575.75 $5,146.40
Fresno, CA 4 $3,993.60 $5,619.60
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 3 $5,146.40 $5,146.40
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 3 $2,165.46 $4,081.02
Vallejo, CA 3 $1,558.94 $5,146.40
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 1 $3,320.45 $3,320.45
Eureka-Arcata, CA 1 $2,865.18 $2,865.18
Glendale, CA 1 $7,756.25 $7,756.25
Modesto, CA 1 $5,146.40 $5,146.40
Napa, CA 1 $3,502.17 $3,502.17
Ontario, CA 1 $3,676.40 $3,676.40
Richmond, CA 1 $5,146.40 $5,146.40
Redding, CA 1 $1,656.00 $1,656.00
Salinas, CA 1 $1,507.00 $1,507.00
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 1 $8,283.93 $8,283.93
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1 $5,146.40 $5,146.40
Susanville, CA 1 $4,154.83 $4,154.83
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 1 $4,879.00 $4,879.00

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.