Nuclear stress test cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 75 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $622.44 to $4,925.20, with a median of $2,612.59. The lowest price is at Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park). The highest price is 7.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,612.59, is 20% below the US median of $3,277.78.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,322.69).
- Minnesota ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 75 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$622.44Methodist Hospital
Median$2,612.59half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,925.20in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,990.15vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital lowest St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $622.44 | $2,394.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $859.30 | $3,305.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT - NM HEART PERFUSION SPECT STRESS & REST | $1,307.04 | $2,334.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.90 | $3,496.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $1,401.90 | $3,496.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,401.95 | $3,496.11 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN HCHG 78452 MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING, TOMOGRAPHIC (SPECT); MU | $1,405.57 | $2,308.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Myo Perf/Spect/Mult | $1,426.00 | $3,411.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN (IA) RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT W VIABILITY | $1,441.60 | $4,240.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,477.69 | $3,685.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,477.69 | $3,685.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,477.69 | $3,685.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,485.80 | $3,496.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,485.80 | $3,496.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC MPI SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES, REST/STRESS | $1,485.85 | $3,496.11 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $1,572.28 | $3,418.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $1,589.89 | $4,297.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $1,701.81 | $2,101.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $1,785.55 | $3,719.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $1,785.55 | $3,719.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $1,785.55 | $3,719.90 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise | $1,845.55 | $3,502.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Nuclear medicine study of vessels of heart using drugs or exercise | $1,845.55 | $3,502.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,103.66 | $3,627.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN MYOCARDIAL PERF SPECT MULTI | $2,208.64 | $3,944.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,264.96 | $3,539.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $2,293.03 | $2,977.95 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $2,306.30 | $4,118.40 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $2,344.22 | $3,781.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,449.20 | $3,900.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,492.24 | $3,882.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Myocardial SPECT multiple Studies | $2,528.45 | $4,145.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,574.00 | $3,900.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,574.00 | $3,900.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,574.00 | $3,900.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $2,585.63 | $4,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,612.59 | $3,882.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT | $2,837.02 | $3,839.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,855.34 | $4,923.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $2,927.20 | $3,659.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN MYOCARDIAL PERF SPECT MULTI | $2,956.80 | $5,280.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $2,958.15 | $4,551.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN MYO INFARCT AVID SPECT,TECHNICAL COMPONENT | $2,965.48 | $3,693.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,090.00 | $3,090.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND | $3,105.70 | $5,545.90 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,141.81 | $3,740.25 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington · Worthington, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $3,340.48 | $4,175.60 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $3,588.00 | $4,485.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,615.92 | $4,109.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,672.00 | $4,320.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCAN SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,715.62 | $4,371.32 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley · Bagley, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $3,842.40 | $4,803.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji · Bemidji, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $3,842.40 | $4,803.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $3,911.72 | $4,753.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $4,005.20 | $4,712.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $4,047.00 | $5,396.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,100.80 | $5,126.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,137.80 | $4,868.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NM MYOCARDIO STRESS MULT | $4,293.10 | $6,133.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,525.60 | $5,657.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,744.80 | $5,931.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Myocardial Perfusion Scan Spect Multiple | $4,835.47 | $6,697.32 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,920.80 | $6,151.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN NM MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULT STDY | $4,920.80 | $6,151.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG RAD NM CARDIAC MYOCARD MULT SPECT WWO EF AND WM | $4,925.20 | $7,036.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
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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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 19 | $622.44 | $1,485.85 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 9 | $1,485.80 | $2,574.00 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $1,441.60 | $2,027.10 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $1,426.00 | $2,265.85 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $2,837.02 | $2,963.51 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 2 | $1,485.80 | $2,161.41 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $2,306.30 | $2,635.89 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $2,837.02 | $2,837.02 |
| Aitkin, MN | 1 | $1,307.04 | $1,307.04 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $4,005.20 | $4,005.20 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $2,103.66 | $2,103.66 |
| Bagley, MN | 1 | $3,842.40 | $3,842.40 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $2,956.80 | $2,956.80 |
| Bemidji, MN | 1 | $3,842.40 | $3,842.40 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $4,744.80 | $4,744.80 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $3,715.62 | $3,715.62 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $2,492.24 | $2,492.24 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $3,141.81 | $3,141.81 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $2,837.02 | $2,837.02 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 1 | $1,572.28 | $1,572.28 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $2,293.03 | $2,293.03 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $4,525.60 | $4,525.60 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $2,264.96 | $2,264.96 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $2,855.34 | $2,855.34 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $3,672.00 | $3,672.00 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $4,925.20 | $4,925.20 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $4,047.00 | $4,047.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $4,920.80 | $4,920.80 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $2,528.45 | $2,528.45 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $4,137.80 | $4,137.80 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $3,105.70 | $3,105.70 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $2,208.64 | $2,208.64 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $3,615.92 | $3,615.92 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $1,405.57 | $1,405.57 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $2,837.02 | $2,837.02 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $2,958.15 | $2,958.15 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $2,344.22 | $2,344.22 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $3,588.00 | $3,588.00 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $2,927.20 | $2,927.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $3,911.72 | $3,911.72 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $4,835.47 | $4,835.47 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $4,920.80 | $4,920.80 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $4,100.80 | $4,100.80 |
| Worthington, MN | 1 | $3,340.48 | $3,340.48 |
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
- Colorado$4,581.63
- 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
- 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.