Nuclear stress test cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $720.16 to $12,783.12, with a median of $3,481.00. The lowest price is at The Outer Banks Hospital (Nags Head). The highest price is 17.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,481.00, is 6% above the US median of $3,277.78.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($1,322.69).
- North Carolina ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 57 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$720.16The Outer Banks Hospital
Median$3,481.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$12,783.12in North Carolina
Lowest saves$2,760.84vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Outer Banks Hospital lowest Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Myocard Prf Spect Gate Mult | $720.16 | $1,286.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC NM Myocardial Spect Dobutamine | $799.35 | $2,960.55 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Myocard Perf W/Spect, Mult Car | $1,343.00 | $1,975.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $1,782.81 | $6,603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $1,782.81 | $6,603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $1,782.81 | $6,603.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC NM MPI SPECT REST/STRESS MULT | $1,977.00 | $9,885.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC NM Myocardial Perf Spect Mult | $2,018.79 | $7,477.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $2,288.36 | $6,022.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Ht Muscle Image Spect Mult | $2,288.36 | $6,022.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgr-Myo Rest / Stress Multiple Spect | $2,340.50 | $4,681.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $2,894.00 | $5,788.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC 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 | $2,920.00 | $7,300.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $2,974.00 | $5,948.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,071.00 | $6,142.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,194.00 | $6,388.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,212.00 | $6,424.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC 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 | $3,289.82 | $8,224.54 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,313.00 | $6,626.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,389.00 | $6,778.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $3,481.00 | $6,962.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Mycard Prf Rst Strs Spect Mlti | $3,690.40 | $5,272.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $3,868.75 | $9,671.88 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $4,107.60 | $6,846.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $4,107.60 | $6,846.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $4,107.60 | $6,846.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $4,107.60 | $6,846.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $4,107.60 | $6,846.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Myocard Prf Spect Gate Mult | $4,371.92 | $7,807.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC NM Myocardial SPECT Drug Stress Multi | $4,419.03 | $6,312.90 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC 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 | $4,543.18 | $11,357.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 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 | $5,080.00 | $12,700.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Dobutamine Mibi (Gated, Spect) | $5,274.08 | $9,418.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Myocard Prf Spect Thal Mult | $5,409.04 | $9,659.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HCHG MYCRD PERF W WALL MOT&EJEC FRT MULT | $5,713.00 | $5,713.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $5,806.50 | $8,295.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Adenosine Thallium | $6,042.40 | $10,790.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $6,729.00 | $6,729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Angel Medical Center Franklin · Franklin, NC NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine · Spruce Pine, NC NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands-Cashiers Hospital Highlands · Highlands, NC NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC NM MYOCRD SPECT R/S MULT | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Adenosine Thallium | $10,840.09 | $20,453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Adenosine Thallium | $10,840.09 | $20,453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Dobutamine Mibi (Gated, Spect) | $12,783.12 | $22,827.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $799.35 | $3,481.00 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $4,107.60 | $4,107.60 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $1,782.81 | $2,288.36 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $2,894.00 | $3,212.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $6,729.00 | $7,656.22 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $1,782.81 | $3,431.40 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $1,343.00 | $2,268.50 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $5,409.04 | $5,409.04 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $1,977.00 | $1,977.00 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $3,481.00 | $3,481.00 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $4,107.60 | $4,107.60 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $5,806.50 | $5,806.50 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $1,782.81 | $1,782.81 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $4,371.92 | $4,371.92 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $4,107.60 | $4,107.60 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $2,340.50 | $2,340.50 |
| Franklin, NC | 1 | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $4,543.18 | $4,543.18 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $2,974.00 | $2,974.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $10,840.09 | $10,840.09 |
| Highlands, NC | 1 | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $3,868.75 | $3,868.75 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $6,042.40 | $6,042.40 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $720.16 | $720.16 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $3,313.00 | $3,313.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $3,690.40 | $3,690.40 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $3,071.00 | $3,071.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $5,274.08 | $5,274.08 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $12,783.12 | $12,783.12 |
| Spruce Pine, NC | 1 | $8,583.45 | $8,583.45 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $3,289.82 | $3,289.82 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $3,481.00 | $3,481.00 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $4,419.03 | $4,419.03 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $10,840.09 | $10,840.09 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 |
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
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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
- 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 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.