Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $461.61 to $2,074.99, with a median of $1,281.95. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $820.34 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $1,251.88 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 cities for code 93017, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 STRESS TEST ONLY (TMT) | $461.61 | $1,282.25 | $32.40–$1,050.37 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 STRESS TEST | $461.61 | $1,282.25 | $32.40–$1,050.37 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 NI-STRESS TEST | $692.16 | $1,922.66 | $32.40–$1,115.14 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 STRESS TEST | $882.81 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 STRESS TEST | $882.81 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 STRESS TEST CV | $882.81 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 STRESS TEST | $882.81 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 STRESS TEST ONLY (TMT) | $907.74 | $2,521.50 | $32.40–$1,462.47 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 STRESS TEST ONLY (TMT) | $907.74 | $2,521.50 | $32.40–$1,462.47 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 STRESS TEST ONLY (TMT) | $907.74 | $2,521.50 | $32.40–$1,462.47 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST CV | $955.71 | $2,654.75 | $32.40–$1,539.76 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $206.06–$1,922.92 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $227.76–$1,388.78 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $206.06–$1,602.43 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $405.95–$1,709.26 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $206.06–$1,922.92 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $206.06–$1,922.92 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $1,281.95 | $2,136.58 | $206.06–$1,602.43 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST CV | $1,716.58 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST | $1,716.58 | $2,452.25 | $32.40–$1,422.31 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX STRESS TEST ONLY (TMT) | $1,765.05 | $2,521.50 | $32.40–$1,462.47 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY W/ 02 | $2,074.99 | $3,097.00 | $836.19–$2,942.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY W/O 02 | $2,074.99 | $3,097.00 | $836.19–$2,942.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY W/02 | $2,074.99 | $3,097.00 | $836.19–$2,942.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST, TRACING ONLY W/02 | $2,074.99 | $3,097.00 | $836.19–$2,942.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $461.61, median $1,281.95, highest $2,074.99 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $1,281.95. 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 14 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
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.