Nuclear stress test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $923.44 to $30,914.62, with a median of $4,581.63. The lowest price is at Community Hospital (Grand Junction). The highest price is 33.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,581.63, is 40% above the US median of $3,277.78.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,322.69).
- Colorado ranks 47th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 36 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$923.44Community Hospital
Median$4,581.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$30,914.62in Colorado
Lowest saves$3,658.19vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital lowest Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $923.44 | $1,649.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,066.05 | $2,158.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO 78452 HEART MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULTI | $1,173.00 | $1,564.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $1,176.11 | $2,158.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION | $1,755.51 | $4,388.78 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HT MUSCLE IMGE SPCT MULT | $1,918.01 | $5,480.01 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION | $2,388.45 | $3,980.75 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO NM Myocardial Spect Multi Rest/Stress | $2,466.65 | $3,288.87 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult - NM Heart Perfusion Spect Stress & Rest | $2,694.00 | $2,694.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $2,749.50 | $5,499.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $2,846.80 | $5,176.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $2,863.61 | $7,195.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC HEART MUSCLE SPECT MULT | $3,384.50 | $4,835.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,697.60 | $4,622.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,920.20 | $4,612.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $4,173.10 | $7,195.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Nm myocardial spect rest and stress | $4,380.00 | $4,380.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $4,581.63 | $4,581.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $4,581.63 | $4,581.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $4,978.31 | $4,978.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - STRESS TEST EXERCISE W MYOCARD PERF | $8,732.00 | $17,464.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,895.86 | $11,895.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,895.86 | $11,895.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,895.86 | $11,895.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,895.86 | $11,895.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $11,895.86 | $11,895.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT) (including attenuation correction, qualitative or quantitative wall motion, ejection fraction by first pass or gated technique, additional quantificat | $13,094.00 | $13,094.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $19,939.02 | $19,939.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $19,939.02 | $19,939.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $19,939.02 | $19,939.02 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $27,076.00 | $27,076.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $27,076.00 | $27,076.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $30,606.50 | $30,606.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT) (including attenuation correction, qualitative or quantitative wall motion, ejection fraction by first pass or gated technique, additional quantificat | $30,606.50 | $30,606.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $30,914.62 | $30,914.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $30,914.62 | $30,914.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 19 | $1,918.01 | $13,094.00 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $8,732.00 | $10,313.93 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $1,755.51 | $2,071.98 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $2,694.00 | $2,721.75 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $2,846.80 | $2,846.80 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,173.00 | $1,173.00 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $1,176.11 | $1,176.11 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $4,173.10 | $4,173.10 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $923.44 | $923.44 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $1,066.05 | $1,066.05 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $3,697.60 | $3,697.60 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $4,380.00 | $4,380.00 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $3,920.20 | $3,920.20 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $2,863.61 | $2,863.61 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $2,466.65 | $2,466.65 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What nuclear stress test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Nuclear stress test explained.
Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies in other states
- Alabama$2,087.00
- Alaska$4,179.53
- Arizona$2,663.91
- Arkansas$1,844.90
- California$4,058.80
- Connecticut$3,517.68
- Delaware$5,019.96
- District of Columbia$4,818.38, 2 hospitals
- Florida$5,505.50
- Georgia$2,882.10
- Hawaii$2,589.00
- Idaho$4,160.25
- Illinois$4,014.86
- Indiana$3,846.62
- Iowa$2,802.00
- Kansas$2,340.00
- Kentucky$2,926.28
- Louisiana$1,185.68
- Maine$2,075.25
- Maryland$2,334.29
- Massachusetts$4,159.00
- Michigan$2,879.52
- Minnesota$2,612.59
- Mississippi$1,920.00
- Missouri$3,560.37
- Montana$2,167.20
- Nebraska$4,330.00
- Nevada$4,892.19
- New Hampshire$2,868.32
- New Jersey$1,530.00
- New Mexico$2,301.60
- New York$2,673.60
- North Carolina$3,481.00
- North Dakota$2,192.30
- Ohio$4,011.00
- Oklahoma$2,672.54
- Oregon$3,422.25
- Pennsylvania$3,923.40
- Puerto Rico$840.00
- Rhode Island$2,557.80
- South Carolina$3,814.50
- South Dakota$4,056.00
- Tennessee$1,933.80
- Texas$4,138.95
- Utah$6,476.01
- Vermont$3,029.48
- Virginia$3,168.00
- Washington$3,545.50
- West Virginia$2,812.00
- Wisconsin$3,089.45
- Wyoming$3,118.47
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.