Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $310.00 to $1,012.50, with a median of $310.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $896.30 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $310.00 | $620.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $310.00 | $620.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,012.50 | $2,025.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $310.00, median $310.00, highest $1,012.50 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $310.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.