Nuclear stress test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $983.34 to $1,460.40, with a median of $1,139.57. The lowest price is at Childrens Hospital (New Orleans). The highest price is 1.5× 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 Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study Vessels of Heart Using Drugs or Exercise Multiple | $983.34 | $3,642.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study Vessels of Heart Using Drugs or Exercise Multiple | $1,038.24 | $6,489.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study Vessels of Heart Using Drugs or Exercise Multiple | $1,079.10 | $4,905.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $1,085.54 | $1,809.24 | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study Vessels of Heart Using Drugs or Exercise Multiple | $1,193.60 | $7,460.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Nuclear Medicine Study Vessels of Heart Using Drugs or Exercise Multiple | $1,249.22 | $8,923.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 78452 MYOCAR PERF IMG TOMO MULTI (SPECT) | $1,411.02 | $5,427.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CARD PERFUS,SPECT,MULTI | $1,460.40 | $3,651.00 | Mar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 5 | $983.34 | $1,079.10 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $1,411.02 | $1,411.02 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $1,085.54 | $1,085.54 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $1,460.40 | $1,460.40 |
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
- Kentucky$7,368.83
- 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.