Posted Price

Nuclear stress test (heart perfusion imaging) at St. Louis Childrens Hospital

CPT 78452 · Saint Louis, MO

Cash price$2,377.80
Gross charge$3,963.00
Insurer rates$696.75 – $6,872.13

These are St. Louis Childrens Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 15, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 13 Missouri hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $2,061.00, median $2,377.80, highest $5,640.36. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Saint Louis, MO
0.0 mi$2,121.60$3,536.002025-12-15
Christian Hospital Northeast
Saint Louis, MO
8.3 mi$2,061.00$3,435.002025-12-15
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
Saint Louis, MO
9.4 mi$2,061.00$3,435.002025-12-15
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Saint Louis, MO
10.4 mi$5,640.36$8,677.482026-06-04
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Creve Coeur, MO
10.4 mi$2,061.00$3,435.002025-12-15
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Granite City, IL
11.0 mi$4,242.88$7,071.472026-03-30
Mercy Hospital South
Saint Louis, MO
11.3 mi$4,332.57$6,665.502026-06-10
Memorial Hospital
Belleville, IL
15.6 mi$2,061.00$3,435.002025-12-15

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 78452 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HC Mpi Spect 1+ W Gated/Ef
standard_charge_information[18184]
both$2,377.80$3,963.00$696.75 – $6,872.13

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