Stress echocardiogram cost in Joplin, MO
In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision: from $1,170.96 to $1,723.15, with a median of $1,447.06. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Health System - Freeman West — $276.10 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $1,784.25 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93351, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West lowest Joplin, MO · (417) 347-1111 ECHO STRESS W/O CONTRAST | $1,170.96 | $2,927.40 | — | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO · (417) 781-2727 Echo Stress W Cont Ecg Monitor | $1,723.15 | $2,651.00 | $129.58–$949.03 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,170.96, median $1,447.06, highest $1,723.15 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,170.96. 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 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
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.