Stress test (hospital charge) cost in San Diego, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $673.20 to $1,414.40, with a median of $1,193.25. The lowest listed price is at UC San Diego Medical Center — $520.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,414.40 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC San Diego Medical Center lowest San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Exercise Or Drug-Induced Heart And Blood Vessel Stress Test With Ekg Tracing And Monitoring | $673.20 | $1,224.00 | $39.98–$1,652.40 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 CV Thallium Stress Test. | $764.45 | $1,274.09 | $891.86–$992.52 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 CV Stress Acquisition | $840.83 | $1,401.39 | $980.97–$1,091.68 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA · (760) 724-8411 93017 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST CHARGE | $840.83 | $1,401.39 | $980.97–$1,091.68 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Gt Grded Exer (Stress-Tech) | $1,085.25 | $1,447.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC CARDIAC STRESS TSTTRACING ONLY | $1,193.25 | $1,591.00 | $445.48–$1,559.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC CARDIAC STRESS TSTTRACING ONLY | $1,193.25 | $1,591.00 | $238.65–$1,304.62 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC CARDIAC STRESS TSTTRACING ONLY | $1,193.25 | $1,591.00 | $100.55–$1,559.18 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC CARDIAC STRESS TSTTRACING ONLY | $1,193.25 | $1,591.00 | $100.55–$1,431.90 | 25% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG TRCG ONLY | $1,414.40 | $2,720.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG TRCG ONLY | $1,414.40 | $2,720.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG TRCG ONLY | $1,414.40 | $2,720.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · (858) 939-3400 HC PROCAINAMIDE STRESS TEST | $1,536.75 | $2,049.00 | $286.86–$1,844.10 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA · (619) 502-5800 HC PROCAINAMIDE STRESS TEST | $1,536.75 | $2,049.00 | $573.72–$1,577.73 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA · (619) 435-6251 HC PROCAINAMIDE STRESS TEST | $1,536.75 | $2,049.00 | $307.35–$2,008.02 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa, CA · (619) 465-0711 HC PROCAINAMIDE STRESS TEST | $1,536.75 | $2,049.00 | $307.35–$1,639.20 | 25% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $673.20, median $1,193.25, highest $1,414.40 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,193.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.