Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Washington, DC — inpatient
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 6 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $751.00 to $1,105.50, with a median of $1,105.50. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center — $354.50 less than the median here.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Cardiovascular Stress Test | $751.00 | $1,502.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Stress Test - Cardiovascula | $751.00 | $1,502.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center lowest Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Pharmacologic Stress Test | $751.00 | $1,502.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC CV STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,105.50 | $2,211.00 | $245.97–$1,724.58 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC CV STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,105.50 | $2,211.00 | $245.97–$1,724.58 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC CV STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,105.50 | $2,211.00 | $245.97–$1,724.58 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC CV STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,105.50 | $2,211.00 | $245.97–$1,724.58 | 50% | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC CV STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,105.50 | $2,211.00 | $245.97–$1,724.58 | 50% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $751.00, median $1,105.50, highest $1,105.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,105.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.