Nuclear stress test cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $1,366.92 to $7,755.00, with a median of $4,330.00. The lowest price is at Nebraska Methodist Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 5.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,330.00, is 32% above the US median of $3,277.78.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,322.69).
- Nebraska ranks 46th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,366.92Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Median$4,330.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,755.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$2,963.08vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA NM Exam | $1,366.92 | $3,797.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,094.53 | $4,871.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,094.53 | $4,871.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,094.53 | $4,871.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,094.53 | $4,871.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,226.24 | $4,638.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Cardiolite 33M | $2,350.25 | $2,765.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $2,379.00 | $3,660.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $2,379.00 | $3,660.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT STDY MULTI | $2,506.76 | $4,322.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,534.60 | $5,510.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE NM Exam | $2,831.61 | $7,653.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $2,904.72 | $5,187.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Nm Spect Cardiac Scan | $3,374.00 | $4,218.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Rest And Stress | $3,490.00 | $4,985.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,515.20 | $4,394.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Rest And Stress | $3,569.00 | $4,461.00 | — source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple | $3,680.00 | $5,412.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA NM Myocardial SPECT Rest and Stress | $3,716.25 | $4,955.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $3,786.00 | $3,786.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Gothenburg Health Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Nm Heart Image (3d) Multiple Study Tomographic Spect Multi Study At Rest Of Stress | $4,005.00 | $4,450.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $4,193.60 | $5,242.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Nm Exercise Cardiolyte Multi | $4,315.00 | $4,794.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Nuclear Stress | $4,330.00 | $5,412.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $4,356.66 | $5,313.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE MN MYO PERF SPECT MULTI | $4,393.80 | $4,882.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE NM Myocardial SPECT Rest and Stress | $4,561.92 | $4,752.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE MYOCARDIAL PERF IMAG AT R | $4,586.40 | $5,096.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE NM PERF MYOC SPEC WM/EF MULT | $4,590.41 | $7,195.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $4,612.00 | $4,855.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Hc Myocardial Perfusion Spect Multi W/wm&ej | $4,638.00 | $4,638.00 | — source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $4,706.30 | $4,954.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB RADIANT-HRT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT-MULTIPLE | $4,763.76 | $7,939.60 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $4,773.60 | $5,304.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple | $4,850.00 | $4,850.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE NMMYOPERFMULTI | $4,874.00 | $4,874.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $4,953.00 | $4,953.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $5,000.36 | $6,098.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $5,019.75 | $5,019.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $5,100.30 | $5,667.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Rt Stress Test Myoview Charge | $5,118.00 | $5,118.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC MYOCARDIAL SPCT STDY MUL | $5,244.28 | $6,098.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE 4100003 Nm Mult Studies Rest/stress 78452 | $5,301.00 | $5,301.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $5,527.00 | $5,527.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $6,026.76 | $6,696.40 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Nm Myocardial Spect Multi Rest/stress | $6,252.00 | $6,252.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE NM Myocard Perf Spect Mult Rest+Stress FAMC | $7,755.00 | $7,755.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 8 | $1,366.92 | $2,094.53 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $4,005.00 | $4,315.00 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $2,226.24 | $2,534.60 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $4,706.30 | $4,853.33 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $2,904.72 | $3,928.86 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $2,506.76 | $3,037.88 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $4,193.60 | $4,193.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $3,515.20 | $3,515.20 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $4,330.00 | $4,330.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $4,874.00 | $4,874.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $4,612.00 | $4,612.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $4,638.00 | $4,638.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $5,100.30 | $5,100.30 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $3,490.00 | $3,490.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $5,118.00 | $5,118.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,831.61 | $2,831.61 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $4,850.00 | $4,850.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $4,773.60 | $4,773.60 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $6,026.76 | $6,026.76 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $6,252.00 | $6,252.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $5,527.00 | $5,527.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $4,393.80 | $4,393.80 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $4,356.66 | $4,356.66 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $5,244.28 | $5,244.28 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $4,590.41 | $4,590.41 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $4,586.40 | $4,586.40 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $3,680.00 | $3,680.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $3,374.00 | $3,374.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $4,763.76 | $4,763.76 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $5,301.00 | $5,301.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $2,350.25 | $2,350.25 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $7,755.00 | $7,755.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $5,019.75 | $5,019.75 |
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
- Minnesota$2,612.59
- Mississippi$1,920.00
- Missouri$3,560.37
- Montana$2,167.20
- 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.