Nuclear stress test cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $421.80 to $2,852.03, with a median of $1,202.48. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 6.8× 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 Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV MYO MULTI | $421.80 | $703.00 | — source file |
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Myocar Perf Imag-Spect Mul | $1,030.22 | $1,051.24 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center, Inc. Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $1,202.48 | $1,227.02 | — source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT) (including attenuation correction, qualitative or quantitative wall motion, ejection fraction by first pass or gated technique, additional quantification, when performed); multiple studies, at rest and/or stress (exercise or pharmacologic) and/or red | $1,606.33 | $1,606.33 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC MYOCARDIAL PERF-SPECT/MULTI | $2,852.03 | $2,910.23 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2 | $1,030.22 | $1,116.35 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $421.80 | $421.80 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,606.33 | $1,606.33 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $2,852.03 | $2,852.03 |
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
- Louisiana$1,139.57
- Maine$2,619.90
- 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.