Nuclear stress test cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for nuclear stress test imaging (SPECT), rest and stress studies: from $1,430.50 to $4,248.00, with a median of $2,874.75. The lowest price is at St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon (Buckhannon). The highest price is 3.0× 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$1,430.50St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Median$2,874.75half pay less
Highest$4,248.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$1,444.25vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $1,430.50 | $2,861.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 78452 Cardiovascular Stress Test - Complete | $1,523.91 | $1,523.91 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $1,751.50 | $3,503.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $2,023.50 | $4,047.00 | — source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $2,072.50 | $4,145.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $2,799.20 | $3,499.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $2,812.00 | $5,624.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV HT MUSCLE IMAGE SPECT MULT | $2,812.00 | $5,624.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $2,937.50 | $5,875.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,148.50 | $6,297.00 | — source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,167.00 | $6,334.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,189.00 | $6,378.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH NM Cardiac Stress Test Complete MPI | $3,210.56 | $3,210.56 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,543.00 | $7,086.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $3,986.50 | $7,973.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH NUCLEAR MEDICINE STUDIES OF HEART MUSCLE AT REST AND WITH STRESS AND SPECT | $4,248.00 | $8,496.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $1,523.91 | $2,367.24 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $2,937.50 | $3,592.75 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $1,430.50 | $1,430.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $3,543.00 | $3,543.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $3,986.50 | $3,986.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $2,812.00 | $2,812.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $3,148.50 | $3,148.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $2,023.50 | $2,023.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $3,189.00 | $3,189.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $2,799.20 | $2,799.20 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $2,812.00 | $2,812.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $2,072.50 | $2,072.50 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $1,751.50 | $1,751.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $3,167.00 | $3,167.00 |
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
- Washington$2,985.83
- Wisconsin$2,485.91
- Wyoming$2,020.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.