Treadmill stress test cost in California
In California, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for treadmill or drug stress test with ECG, supervision and report: from $57.43 to $2,097.33, with a median of $270.40. The lowest price is at Madera Community Hospital (Madera). The highest price is 36.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $270.40, is 28% below the US median of $374.24.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- California ranks 3rd of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93015. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$57.43Madera Community Hospital
Median$270.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,097.33in California
Lowest saves$212.97vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera · Fresno, CA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) with supervision and review by physician | $57.43 | $95.72 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Cardiovascular stress test | $106.00 | $200.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA 93015 Cardiovas Stress Test | $150.00 | $150.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG W/SI&R | $270.40 | $520.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Monterey County Memorial Hospital King City · Salinas, CA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) with supervision and review by physician | $493.50 | $658.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Orchard Hospital Gridley · Chico, CA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) with supervision and review by physician | $636.76 | $1,061.26 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Rch Gxt Grded Exer (Stress-Global) | $1,148.25 | $1,531.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center El Centro · El Centro, CA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) with supervision and review by physician | $1,339.80 | $1,914.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) with supervision and review by physician | $1,630.00 | $1,630.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA NI-STRESS TEST W/SUP,INTER & REPORT | $2,097.33 | $3,495.55 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 9 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $636.76 | $636.76 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $1,339.80 | $1,339.80 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $57.43 | $57.43 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $493.50 | $493.50 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 1 | $2,097.33 | $2,097.33 |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $1,630.00 | $1,630.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What treadmill stress test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Treadmill stress test explained.
Treadmill or drug stress test with ECG, supervision and report in other states
- Alabama$672.00
- Alaska$266.52, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$355.63, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$150.60, 2 hospitals
- Colorado$946.32
- Florida$2,505.00
- Georgia$1,100.00
- Hawaii$235.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$540.63
- Illinois$431.20
- Indiana$831.75, 3 hospitals
- Iowa$616.00
- Kansas$271.00
- Kentucky$756.10, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$297.64
- Maryland$195.00, 1 hospital
- Michigan$327.25
- Minnesota$281.12
- Mississippi$341.00
- Missouri$107.29, 3 hospitals
- Montana$391.84, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$884.00
- New Jersey$358.34, 1 hospital
- New Mexico$1,131.36, 2 hospitals
- New York$342.93
- North Carolina$732.35, 2 hospitals
- North Dakota$264.00, 1 hospital
- Ohio$784.32
- Oklahoma$62.00
- Oregon$508.50
- Pennsylvania$414.00
- Puerto Rico$875.00, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$169.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$182.37, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$65.77, 2 hospitals
- Texas$972.10
- Utah$182.39, 1 hospital
- Vermont$363.13, 2 hospitals
- Washington$238.00
- West Virginia$813.20
- Wisconsin$365.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.