Nuclear stress test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 61 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $363.00 to $15,805.00, with a median of $4,206.60. The lowest price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals (Harrisburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 43.5× 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.
Lowest$363.00UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals + 1 more
Median$4,206.60half pay less
Highest$15,805.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$3,843.60vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULTI INCL MD | $363.00 | $605.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset lowest Somerset · Somerset, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULTI INCL MD | $363.00 | $605.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $1,216.00 | $2,432.00 | — source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $1,273.00 | $5,707.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nm Myocardial Spect Multiple Studies | $1,323.00 | $5,452.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA MYO PERF MULTI STUDY SPECT-E | $1,503.21 | $2,147.45 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA MYO PERF MULTI STUDY SPECT-E | $1,503.21 | $2,147.45 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA NM MYOCARDIO SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,626.00 | $2,710.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD PR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Tomographic Multi Studies at Rest or Stress | $1,664.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA NM LEXISCAN CARDIOLITE | $1,858.20 | $3,097.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Myocardial Perfus Spect Mult Rest/Stres | $1,937.60 | $4,844.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 78452 NM Myo SPECT Rest Imaging Tech | $2,027.31 | $8,486.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 78452 Myocardial SPECT Rest/Stress | $2,207.21 | $8,486.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA MYOCARD PERF(STRESS,REST)78452 | $2,327.76 | $6,466.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 78452 NM Myo SPECT Rest Imaging Tech | $2,460.09 | $8,486.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA EXER SEST/REST SEST SPECT | $2,604.60 | $4,341.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $2,641.80 | $4,403.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 78452 NM Myo SPECT Rest Imaging Tech | $2,670.54 | $8,486.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 78452 Myocardial SPECT Rest/Stress | $2,811.41 | $8,486.00 | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC NM MYOCARDIAL PERF SPECT MULT | $3,212.34 | $4,341.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $3,739.20 | $6,232.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC NM Imaging Myocardial Perfusion Tomographic (Spect) Multiple Studies at Rest or Stress | $3,768.05 | $5,797.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $3,923.40 | $6,539.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA RESTING THALLIUM W RECIRC SPEC | $4,206.60 | $7,011.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA RESTING THALLIUM W RECIRC SPEC | $4,206.60 | $7,011.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $4,206.60 | $7,011.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $4,212.60 | $7,021.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULT INCL | $4,242.60 | $7,071.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULT INCL | $4,242.60 | $7,071.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULT INCL | $4,242.60 | $7,071.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC MYOCARD PRF SPCT MULT INCL | $4,242.60 | $7,071.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $4,323.60 | $7,206.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EXER SEST/W REST THALL SPECT | $4,388.40 | $7,314.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Myocard Perf Multi Spect | $4,578.05 | $5,722.56 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Myocard Perf Multi Spect | $4,578.05 | $5,722.56 | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $4,751.40 | $7,919.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA EXER SEST/REST SEST SPECT | $4,780.20 | $7,967.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Myocard Perf Multi Spect | $5,161.73 | $6,452.16 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $5,215.80 | $8,693.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $5,441.40 | $9,069.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA HT MSCL IMG SPECT MLT | $5,578.80 | $9,298.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $5,698.80 | $7,123.50 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA EXER SEST/W REST THALL SPECT | $5,989.20 | $9,982.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $6,240.00 | $7,800.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $6,240.00 | $7,800.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $6,240.00 | $7,800.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $6,240.00 | $7,800.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Nuclear Medicine Studies of Heart Muscle at Rest and With Stress and Spect | $6,240.00 | $7,800.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD NM Ht Muscle Image (Spect) Mult | $8,526.56 | $8,526.56 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA .NM T MYOCARD IMAG MULT SPEC | $9,483.00 | $15,805.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA SPECT MYOCARD MULTI | $9,483.00 | $15,805.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Injection 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Injection 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Injection 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Injection 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Injection 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 14 | $1,216.00 | $4,569.90 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 | $1,273.00 | $1,937.60 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $363.00 | $2,670.54 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $2,460.09 | $4,242.60 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $4,578.05 | $4,578.05 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $6,240.00 | $6,240.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $4,206.60 | $4,206.60 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $4,242.60 | $4,242.60 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $1,858.20 | $1,858.20 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $4,323.60 | $4,323.60 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $5,989.20 | $5,989.20 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $6,240.00 | $6,240.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $3,739.20 | $3,739.20 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $6,240.00 | $6,240.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $5,698.80 | $5,698.80 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $2,641.80 | $2,641.80 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $2,327.76 | $2,327.76 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $2,207.21 | $2,207.21 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $363.00 | $363.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $15,805.00 | $15,805.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $1,503.21 | $1,503.21 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $4,206.60 | $4,206.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.