Nuclear stress test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $315.70 to $11,107.76, with a median of $7,368.83. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson). The highest price is 35.2× 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.
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $315.70 | $902.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPEC MULT | $1,406.00 | $7,030.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $2,929.92 | $7,324.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC NM MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION MULTIPLE SPECT | $3,048.42 | $6,486.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG CARDIAC (SPECT REST/EX) | $3,516.04 | $8,790.08 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $4,393.80 | $7,323.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC NM Sest. Rest Stress Mult | $6,664.80 | $11,108.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $7,368.83 | $7,368.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $11,107.76 | $14,810.35 | Sep 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $1,406.00 | $11,107.76 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $7,368.83 | $9,238.30 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $2,929.92 | $7,018.84 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $6,664.80 | $8,886.28 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $4,393.80 | $7,750.78 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $11,107.76 | $11,107.76 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $315.70 | $315.70 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $3,516.04 | $3,516.04 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $3,048.42 | $3,048.42 |
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
- Iowa$1,664.00
- Kansas$3,921.45
- 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.