Nuclear stress test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $1,032.00 to $6,381.00, with a median of $1,664.00. The lowest price is at Allen Hospital (Waterloo) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 6.2× 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.
Lowest$1,032.00Allen Hospital + 10 more
Median$1,664.00half pay less
Highest$6,381.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$632.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Hospital lowest Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center lowest Grinnell · Grinnell, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital lowest Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center lowest Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center lowest Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque · Dubuque, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center lowest Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center lowest Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare lowest Muscatine · Muscatine, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown lowest Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,032.00 | $1,290.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA NM Exam | $1,139.10 | $3,797.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,216.00 | $1,216.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,216.00 | $1,216.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL NM Myocardial Stress Rest Spect | $2,021.40 | $3,369.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,045.82 | $4,871.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC NM HEART MUSCLE SPECT MULT | $2,119.20 | $2,649.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL NM Thallium Stress Rest Spect | $2,208.00 | $3,680.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 78452 MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, TOMOGRAPHIC (SPECT); MU | $2,284.52 | $3,846.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $2,396.80 | $3,424.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,438.88 | $5,081.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,489.69 | $5,081.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $2,913.30 | $4,482.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,799.90 | $5,846.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,892.85 | $5,989.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $4,165.18 | $4,294.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,600.00 | $5,750.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $4,714.20 | $4,860.00 | — source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $6,381.00 | $6,381.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $1,032.00 | $1,440.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $1,032.00 | $2,021.40 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,139.10 | $2,045.82 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $1,032.00 | $1,124.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $1,664.00 | $1,664.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $2,438.88 | $2,438.88 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $3,799.90 | $3,799.90 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $2,396.80 | $2,396.80 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $4,714.20 | $4,714.20 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $3,892.85 | $3,892.85 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $2,913.30 | $2,913.30 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $4,165.18 | $4,165.18 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $4,600.00 | $4,600.00 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,032.00 | $1,032.00 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $2,119.20 | $2,119.20 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $2,284.52 | $2,284.52 |
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
- Alabama$13,449.00
- 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
- 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.