US Health Care Costs

Stress echocardiogram

CPT 93350 · Heart, lung and nerve tests · hospital facility charge

At the 117 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $1,747, and most charge between $620 and $6,219 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

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$1,747typical cash price
$1,098typical commercial insurer rate
$2,806typical list price
117hospitals in 30 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$1.2kID$1.9kMTNDMN$657IL$3.1kMI$751NY$2.3kMA$2.2kORNVWYSDIA$1.9kIN$569OH$1.6kPA$738NJ$607CT$1.7kRICA$3.1kUTCONEMO$1.7kKY$1.6kWVVA$1.3kMD$161DE$998AZ$1.7kNMKSARTN$502NC$1.1kSC$1.2kDCOK$747LAMSAL$892GA$1.5kHITX$2.9kFL$2.7kPR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$892$892$892$592
Arizona1$1,744$1,744$1,744$731
California10$3,101$1,113$8,792$1,089
Connecticut1$1,721$1,721$1,721$191
Delaware1$998$998$998$2,537
Florida8$2,657$1,923$16,847$2,353
Georgia6$1,474$1,014$2,306$1,162
Iowa1$1,943$1,943$1,943$1,337
Idaho2$1,910$1,910$1,910$1,528
Illinois6$3,128$880$3,266$2,044
Indiana2$569$564$574$1,345
Kentucky2$1,647$1,092$2,202$1,602
Massachusetts3$2,221$1,739$2,221$1,356
Maryland1$161$161$161–
Michigan3$751$751$1,786$626
Minnesota1$657$657$657$1,320
Missouri3$1,749$1,594$2,400$1,993
North Carolina4$1,075$607$1,075$877
New Jersey5$607$504$707$1,447
Nevada1–––$312
New York1$2,325$2,325$2,325$395
Ohio7$1,607$208$2,680$1,050
Oklahoma1$747$747$747$1,098
Pennsylvania9$738$617$2,639$786
South Carolina4$1,187$1,111$5,389$850
Tennessee2$502$502$502$944
Texas21$2,856$352$10,274$830
Utah2–––$482
Virginia6$1,280$1,280$9,170$1,485
Washington2$1,218$941$1,496$1,613
117 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does stress echocardiogram cost at a hospital?

At 102 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for stress echocardiogram is $1,747, and most charge between $620 and $6,219. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $1,098. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for stress echocardiogram?

At 32 of the 91 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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