Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $759.00 to $3,770.00, with a median of $2,264.50. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $1,505.50 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $953.40 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 ECG STRESS WITH ECHO | $759.00 | $1,265.00 | $632.50–$1,012.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 PROGRESSIVE STRESS TEST | $759.00 | $1,265.00 | $632.50–$1,012.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Treadmill Exercise Nuclear Stress Test | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Stress Test without Nuclear | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Stress Test with Nuclear Imaging | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Stress Exercise Pharm TR | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Pharmacologic (Lexiscan) Stress Test | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Pharmacologic (Dobutamine) Stress Echo with contrast | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 CP Stress Exercise or Pharmacological | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Treadmill Exercise Stress Test | $3,770.00 | $3,770.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $759.00, median $2,264.50, highest $3,770.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,264.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
This code is the hospital's part of an exercise stress test, the treadmill test with a running EKG, without the doctor's supervision and report. Clinics bill the whole test under 93015.
What the price covers
The price covers the test and recording. The doctor's supervision and report are billed separately, and imaging such as a nuclear scan (78452) or stress echo (93351) is extra.