Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Lexington, KY — inpatient
In Lexington-Fayette, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $836.82 to $836.82, with a median of $836.82. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,657.80 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington, KY · (859) 257-2278 Hc Cardiac Stress Tst,Tracing Only | $836.82 | $2,092.05 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $836.82, median $836.82, highest $836.82.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,948.12 — 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.