Stress echocardiogram cost in San Diego, CA
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for stress echocardiogram, complete, including the stress test and supervision: from $699.00 to $3,207.05, with a median of $1,762.80. The lowest listed price is at Paradise Valley Hospital — $1,063.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $1,762.80 at 71 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital lowest National City, CA · (619) 470-4321 Stress Echo W/Enhancer | $699.00 | $2,928.77 | $123.65–$2,928.77 | 76% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA · (858) 576-1700 Rch Stress Echocardiograph | $1,736.25 | $2,315.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA ECHO TTHRC R-T 2D W/WO M-MODE REST&STRS CONT ECG | $1,762.80 | $3,390.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA · (760) 528-6295 ECHO TTHRC R-T 2D W/WO M-MODE REST&STRS CONT ECG | $1,762.80 | $3,390.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA · (619) 528-5000 ECHO TTHRC R-T 2D W/WO M-MODE REST&STRS CONT ECG | $1,762.80 | $3,390.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound Examination Of The Heart Performed During Rest, Exercise, Or Drug-Induced Stress | $3,207.05 | $5,831.00 | $181.05–$7,871.85 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA · (619) 543-6222 Ultrasound Examination Of The Heart Performed During Rest, Exercise, Or Drug-Induced Stress With Contrast | $3,527.70 | $6,414.00 | $346.21–$8,658.90 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $699.00, median $1,762.80, highest $3,207.05 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $1,762.80. 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.