Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Charleston, SC — inpatient
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $516.00 to $958.10, with a median of $958.10. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Medical Center — $442.10 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $896.30 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Medical Center lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $516.00 | $1,032.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $516.00, median $958.10, highest $958.10 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $958.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.