Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $331.80 to $953.40, with a median of $636.95. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals — $305.15 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $953.40 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC TREADMILL STRESS TEST | $331.80 | $553.00 | $359.45–$470.05 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 93017 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST Tech | $483.53 | $2,024.00 | $53.48–$1,619.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 93017 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST WKC TECH | $483.53 | $2,024.00 | $53.48–$1,619.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 EXERCISE OR PHARM STRESS Tech | $483.53 | $2,024.00 | $53.48–$1,619.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 93017 Exercise Or Pharm Stress Tech | $483.53 | $2,024.00 | $53.48–$1,619.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 93017 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST Tech | $636.95 | $2,024.00 | $179.38–$1,619.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 EXERCISE OR PHARM STRESS Tech | $636.95 | $2,024.00 | $179.38–$1,619.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 93017 Exercise Or Pharm Stress Tech | $636.95 | $2,024.00 | $179.38–$1,619.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 93017 Exercise Or Pharm Stress Tech | $670.55 | $2,024.00 | $194.65–$1,619.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 EXERCISE OR PHARM STRESS | $670.55 | $2,024.00 | $194.65–$1,619.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 93018 Exercise Or Pharm Stress | $670.55 | $2,024.00 | $194.65–$1,619.20 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC NUCLEAR STRESS TEST | $953.40 | $1,589.00 | $648.31–$1,350.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC CVSLR STRESS TEST TRACING | $953.40 | $1,589.00 | $648.31–$1,350.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC NUCLEAR STRESS TEST | $953.40 | $1,589.00 | $1,032.85–$1,350.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC PED TREADMILL STRESS TEST | $953.40 | $1,589.00 | $1,032.85–$1,350.65 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC CVSLR STRESS TEST TRACING | $953.40 | $1,589.00 | $1,032.85–$1,350.65 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $331.80, median $636.95, highest $953.40 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $636.95 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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
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.