Stress echocardiogram cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision: from $1,026.50 to $1,132.50, with a median of $1,132.50. The lowest listed price is at Kershaw Medical Center — $106.00 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $1,092.50 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 93351, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kershaw Medical Center lowest Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB ECHO W/STRESS W/O CONT,COMPLET | $1,026.50 | $2,053.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB ECHO W/STRESS W/O CONT,COMPLET | $1,132.50 | $2,265.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia, SC HB ECHO W/WO FOLL W/CON,CON ECG | $1,132.50 | $2,265.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ECHO W/STRESS W/O CONT,COMPLET | $1,132.50 | $2,265.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB ECHO W/WO FOLL W/CON,CON ECG | $1,132.50 | $2,265.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,026.50, median $1,132.50, highest $1,132.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,132.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.