Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Santa Maria, CA — inpatient
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $905.65 to $905.65, with a median of $905.65. Across California, the median is $1,209.95 at 151 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 CARDIOVAS STR TEST WO RX | $905.65 | $2,116.00 | $1,333.08–$2,073.68 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 NM CARDIOVAS STRES TEST | $995.10 | $2,325.00 | $1,464.75–$2,278.50 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $905.65, median $905.65, highest $905.65.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $785.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.