Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Worcester, MA — inpatient
In Worcester, MA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $756.00 to $1,664.00, with a median of $1,308.00. The lowest listed price is at Milford Regional Medical Center — $552.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $864.86 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93017, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Apr 3, 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 Worcester, MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milford Regional Medical Center lowest Milford, MA · (508) 473-1190 Stress Test | $756.00 | $756.00 | $756.00 | — | — source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster, MA · (978) 466-2000 HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,179.00 | $1,179.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge, MA · (508) 765-9771 HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,437.00 | $1,437.00 | — | — | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester, MA · (508) 334-1000 HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,664.00 | $1,664.00 | — | — | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $756.00, median $1,308.00, highest $1,664.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,308.00 — 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 not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.