Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Scranton, PA — inpatient
In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $740.46 to $740.52, with a median of $740.49. The lowest listed price is at Regional Hospital of Scranton — $0.03 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $846.13 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 NI-STRESS TEST | $740.46 | $1,763.00 | $405.49–$1,658.98 | 58% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 NM-STRESS TEST | $740.46 | $1,763.00 | $405.49–$1,658.98 | 58% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 NI-STRESS TEST | $740.46 | $1,763.00 | $405.49–$1,658.98 | 58% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 NM-STRESS TEST | $740.46 | $1,763.00 | $405.49–$1,658.98 | 58% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 NI-STRESS TEST | $740.52 | $2,057.00 | $431.97–$1,902.73 | 64% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $740.46, median $740.49, highest $740.52.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $484.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.