Treadmill stress test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for treadmill or drug stress test with ECG, supervision and report: from $52.26 to $669.60, with a median of $360.93. The lowest listed price is at AHN Wexford Hospital — $308.67 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $414.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93015, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $52.26 | $201.00 | $87.87–$236.25 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .STRESS TEST (TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL) | $669.60 | $1,116.00 | $376.09–$870.48 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $52.26, median $360.93, highest $669.60 — a 12.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $669.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A stress test records your heart's electrical activity (ECG) while you walk on a treadmill or ride a bike, or after a medicine that makes the heart work harder. It is ordered to check for heart problems such as blocked arteries, often after chest pain.
What the price covers
This global code covers the test itself plus the supervising clinician and the doctor's interpretation and report. Heart imaging with the test (echo or nuclear) and any stress medicine are billed with other codes.