Nuclear stress test cost in Washington
In Washington, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for Nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $311.00 to $5,331.95, with a median of $2,985.83. The lowest price is at Seattle Children's Hospital (Seattle). The highest price is 17.1× 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$311.00Seattle Children's Hospital
Median$2,985.83half pay less
Highest$5,331.95in Washington
Lowest saves$2,674.83vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Children's Hospital lowest Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Ht Muscle Image Spect, Mult | $311.00 | $311.00 | — source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA CHG MYOCARDIAL SPECT MULTIPLE STUDIES | $768.30 | $1,182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Washington Health Services Association Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Nuc Med Myocardium Spect Multiple--Pbb | $1,157.40 | $1,286.00 | — source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,528.10 | $2,183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $1,741.48 | $3,349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Myocar Rest/Stress Mult Determ | $2,227.00 | $4,454.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,577.96 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Health Services Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $2,599.68 | $5,416.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,720.24 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,731.03 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,806.76 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT, MULT - TECH | $2,880.48 | $5,648.00 | — source file |
| Franciscan Health System Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $2,962.16 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,009.50 | $4,630.00 | — source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $3,160.41 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,540.60 | $5,058.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,550.40 | $5,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,630.20 | $5,186.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,787.68 | $7,284.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Health And Services - Washington Centralia · Centralia, WA HC NM MYCARD PERFUS SPECT MULTIPLE | $3,787.68 | $7,284.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI STUDY | $3,804.00 | $4,755.00 | — source file |
| Harrison Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC MYOCARDIAL PERF (SPECT) MUL | $3,947.32 | $8,943.76 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,976.70 | $6,118.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,976.70 | $6,118.00 | — source file |
| Public Hospital Dis No 1 Skagit dba Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC MYOCARD PERF SPECT MULTI STUDY | $4,431.20 | $5,539.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson County Public Hospital District No 2 Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and SPECT | $4,693.60 | $5,867.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St. John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $5,331.95 | $8,203.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13 | $311.00 | $2,720.24 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $3,009.50 | $3,720.35 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $768.30 | $2,372.50 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 2 | $1,528.10 | $2,534.35 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $3,976.70 | $3,976.70 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $3,947.32 | $3,947.32 |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $3,787.68 | $3,787.68 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $3,630.20 | $3,630.20 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $5,331.95 | $5,331.95 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $3,787.68 | $3,787.68 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $4,693.60 | $4,693.60 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $3,550.40 | $3,550.40 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $1,157.40 | $1,157.40 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$2,874.75
- Wisconsin$2,485.91
- Wyoming$2,020.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.