Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Huntington, WV — inpatient
In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $336.25 to $504.88, with a median of $477.20. The lowest listed price is at Cabell Huntington Hospital — $140.95 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $611.00 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabell Huntington Hospital lowest Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 93017 Cardiovascular stress test using treadmill or bicycle exercise, tracing only | $336.25 | $336.25 | $252.19–$336.25 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 MU NM Stress Test Tracing | $468.40 | $468.40 | $351.30–$468.40 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Stress Cardiolyte | $477.20 | $477.20 | $357.90–$477.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Stress Exercise | $477.20 | $477.20 | $357.90–$477.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Stress Lexiscan | $477.20 | $477.20 | $357.90–$477.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Discontinued Stress Test | $477.20 | $477.20 | $357.90–$477.20 | — | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington, WV · (304) 526-1234 Stress Dobutamine | $477.20 | $477.20 | $357.90–$477.20 | — | — source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG EXER EKG-HOSP | $504.88 | $1,262.18 | $589.44–$1,135.96 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland, KY · (606) 408-4401 HCHG CARDIAC STRESS TEST/PUL LAB | $504.88 | $1,262.18 | $589.44–$1,135.96 | 60% | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 EKG Stress Exercise EKG Only | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Stress Echo EKG Only | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Discontinued Stress Test | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Stress Cardiolyte | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Stress Dobutamine | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Stress Exercise | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Stress Lexiscan | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Cardiolyte Stress Test EKG Only | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington, WV · (304) 526-2000 Dobutamine Stress Test EKG Only | $896.83 | $896.83 | $672.62–$896.83 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $336.25, median $477.20, highest $504.88 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $477.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 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.