Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $154.08 to $1,365.00, with a median of $698.64. The lowest price is at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center (Des Moines). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93017. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$154.08MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Median$698.64half pay less
Highest$1,365.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$544.56vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center lowest Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PR Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $154.08 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PROCAINAMIDE CHALLENGE | $192.78 | $459.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Cardiac Treadmill | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Stress Cardiolite | $413.40 | $689.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $437.60 | $547.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Stress, Dobutamine w/Cardiolite | $460.20 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA Exercise, Cardiac Perfusion | $460.20 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $526.67 | $658.33 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $544.60 | $778.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $560.14 | $700.17 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC LEXISCAN CARDIOLITE STRESS | $601.44 | $1,253.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $608.40 | $936.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC LEXISCAN CARDIOLITE STRESS | $613.97 | $1,253.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 93017 CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST, TREADMILL/BICYCLE, CONT M | $620.73 | $1,045.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $648.04 | $810.04 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $688.12 | $860.15 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $688.12 | $860.15 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $709.15 | $1,091.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $715.81 | $894.76 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $730.28 | $912.84 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $763.10 | $1,174.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $765.05 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Newton Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $765.05 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $765.05 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $786.13 | $982.66 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $845.26 | $1,056.57 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $890.46 | $918.00 | — source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $1,024.32 | $1,056.00 | — source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $1,129.05 | $1,737.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CARDIAC STRESS TEST TRACING | $1,168.80 | $1,461.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $1,202.37 | $1,502.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $1,202.37 | $1,502.96 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $1,365.00 | $1,365.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $154.08 | $805.16 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $413.40 | $460.20 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $192.78 | $309.00 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $460.20 | $794.62 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $560.14 | $661.62 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $608.40 | $648.26 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $730.28 | $730.28 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $601.44 | $601.44 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $715.81 | $715.81 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $544.60 | $544.60 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $1,024.32 | $1,024.32 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $648.04 | $648.04 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $786.13 | $786.13 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $688.12 | $688.12 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $709.15 | $709.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,202.37 | $1,202.37 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $765.05 | $765.05 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $765.05 | $765.05 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $890.46 | $890.46 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,168.80 | $1,168.80 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $526.67 | $526.67 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $437.60 | $437.60 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $620.73 | $620.73 |
What it is
This code is the hospital's part of an exercise stress test, the treadmill test with a running EKG, without the doctor's supervision and report. Clinics bill the whole test under 93015.
What the price covers
The price covers the test and recording. The doctor's supervision and report are billed separately, and imaging such as a nuclear scan (78452) or stress echo (93351) is extra.
Exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge in other states
- Alabama$1,822.00
- Alaska$744.90
- Arizona$466.36
- Arkansas$327.71
- California$1,414.40
- Colorado$847.60
- Connecticut$1,095.00
- Delaware$1,223.44
- Florida$1,278.90
- Georgia$516.75
- Hawaii$555.30
- Idaho$1,079.00
- Illinois$611.60
- Indiana$847.00
- Kansas$510.65
- Kentucky$1,657.80
- Louisiana$351.12
- Maine$535.70
- Maryland$171.00
- Massachusetts$864.86
- Michigan$783.18
- Minnesota$712.54
- Mississippi$365.70
- Missouri$892.02
- Montana$538.40
- Nebraska$968.78
- Nevada$725.00
- New Hampshire$755.37
- New Jersey$366.72
- New Mexico$879.20
- New York$577.02
- North Carolina$1,424.53
- North Dakota$493.22
- Ohio$897.60
- Oklahoma$386.84
- Oregon$672.00
- Pennsylvania$953.40
- Rhode Island$1,072.00
- South Carolina$896.30
- South Dakota$1,103.20
- Tennessee$223.95
- Texas$1,251.88
- Utah$1,023.10
- Vermont$829.00
- Virginia$751.00
- Washington$627.91
- West Virginia$611.00
- Wisconsin$534.41
- Wyoming$879.81
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.