Stress echocardiogram cost in Albuquerque, NM
In Albuquerque, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision: from $523.20 to $1,035.38, with a median of $779.29. The lowest listed price is at Lovelace Westside Hospital — $256.09 less than the median here. Across New Mexico, the median is $1,035.38 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93351, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelace Westside Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Ultrasound of heart with continuous electrocardiogram (ECG) during rest, exercise and/or drug induced stress with review and report | $523.20 | $1,744.00 | $371.73–$1,878.96 | 70% | — source file |
| University of New Mexico Hospital | UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center - A Campus of UNM Hospital Albuquerque, NM · (505) 272-2111 ULTRASOUND OF HEART WITH CONTINUOUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) DURING REST; EXERCISE AND/OR DRUG INDUCED STRESS WITH REVIEW AND REPORT | $1,035.38 | $1,882.50 | $228.48–$1,318.79 | 45% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $523.20, median $779.29, highest $1,035.38 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $523.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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
A stress echocardiogram takes ultrasound pictures of the heart at rest and again right after exercise on a treadmill or bike, or after a medicine that makes the heart work harder. It shows whether parts of the heart muscle get too little blood under stress. It is often ordered for chest pain or shortness of breath.
What the price covers
This code covers the echo images, the stress test with continuous ECG monitoring and physician supervision, and the interpretation. The stress medicine, when used, and a contrast agent may be billed separately.