Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 82 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $197.37 to $1,867.00, with a median of $681.43. The lowest price is at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs (Council Bluffs). The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $681.43, is 15% below the US median of $805.86.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Iowa ranks 20th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 82 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$197.37CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Median$681.43half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,867.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$484.06vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs lowest Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PROCAINAMIDE CHALLENGE | $197.37 | $459.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $291.60 | $324.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Cardiac Treadmill | $309.00 | $1,030.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Gay Hospital Vinton · Cedar Rapids, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $315.20 | $394.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA 93017 Cardiovascular Stress Test - Tracing | $340.00 | $425.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $350.40 | $438.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $365.83 | $914.57 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Stress, Dobutamine w/Cardiolite | $413.40 | $689.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $418.60 | $805.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Storm Lake · Storm Lake, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $437.60 | $547.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $438.00 | $584.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ECG MONITORED EXERCISE EVALUATION | $440.30 | $629.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ECG MONITORED EXERCISE EVALUATION | $440.30 | $629.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $443.52 | $792.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Stress Test Tracing Only | $454.00 | $454.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Stress Test Pediatric | $460.20 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA Stress Test Dobutamine | $460.20 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $489.60 | $816.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt County Memorial Hospital Humboldt · Humboldt, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $490.05 | $544.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $500.40 | $834.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $502.74 | $882.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $507.50 | $725.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $528.00 | $660.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $539.51 | $719.35 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $542.47 | $678.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PBB CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $553.60 | $692.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie County Hospital Guthrie Center · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $554.00 | $554.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $560.70 | $801.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $576.95 | $721.18 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $584.06 | $1,007.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $590.00 | $590.00 | Sep 14, 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 |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $610.80 | $1,018.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $612.00 | $766.00 | Oct 8, 2024 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 |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $635.40 | $1,059.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA STRESS TEST WITH EKG TRACING AND MONITOR | $637.50 | $750.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $658.00 | $940.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $667.48 | $834.34 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $672.21 | $693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $672.46 | $840.58 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $690.40 | $863.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $708.76 | $885.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $708.76 | $885.95 | Nov 4, 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 |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones 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 |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $743.00 | $743.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $754.20 | $1,676.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $755.25 | $1,007.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center 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 |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center 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 |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $778.40 | $973.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $780.00 | $1,200.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $783.20 | $979.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $787.00 | $787.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $809.72 | $1,012.14 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $820.80 | $912.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $833.60 | $1,042.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Cardiovascular Stress Test | $835.50 | $1,114.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $838.00 | $1,676.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $863.20 | $1,079.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $870.62 | $1,088.27 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $876.00 | $1,095.00 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $887.70 | $1,109.62 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $889.20 | $1,368.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $890.46 | $918.00 | — source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress; tracing only, without interpretation a | $902.25 | $1,203.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $926.25 | $1,235.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $972.80 | $1,024.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CARDIAC STRESS TEST CVSLR TRACING ONLY | $988.00 | $1,520.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $1,024.32 | $1,056.00 | — source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $1,102.00 | $1,102.00 | Jun 10, 2026 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 |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $1,238.44 | $1,548.05 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CVSLR STRESS TEST; TRACING | $1,238.44 | $1,548.05 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center 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 |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA CV STRESS TESTING | $1,867.00 | $1,867.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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
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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 | 8 | $454.00 | $852.11 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $418.60 | $672.46 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $413.40 | $460.20 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $438.00 | $440.30 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $197.37 | $309.00 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $553.60 | $720.65 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 2 | $315.20 | $515.50 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $460.20 | $794.62 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $576.95 | $670.02 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $863.20 | $863.20 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $507.50 | $507.50 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $590.00 | $590.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $610.80 | $610.80 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $755.25 | $755.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $730.28 | $730.28 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $365.83 | $365.83 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $291.60 | $291.60 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $539.51 | $539.51 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $635.40 | $635.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $754.20 | $754.20 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $1,102.00 | $1,102.00 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $560.70 | $560.70 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $528.00 | $528.00 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $902.25 | $902.25 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $1,024.32 | $1,024.32 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $500.40 | $500.40 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $667.48 | $667.48 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $926.25 | $926.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $809.72 | $809.72 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $690.40 | $690.40 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $820.80 | $820.80 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $584.06 | $584.06 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $637.50 | $637.50 |
| Humboldt, IA | 1 | $490.05 | $490.05 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $787.00 | $787.00 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $443.52 | $443.52 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $658.00 | $658.00 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $612.00 | $612.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $783.20 | $783.20 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $1,867.00 | $1,867.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $708.76 | $708.76 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $709.15 | $709.15 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,238.44 | $1,238.44 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $765.05 | $765.05 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $765.05 | $765.05 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $350.40 | $350.40 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $743.00 | $743.00 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $489.60 | $489.60 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $890.46 | $890.46 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $876.00 | $876.00 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $1,168.80 | $1,168.80 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $780.00 | $780.00 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $672.21 | $672.21 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $542.47 | $542.47 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $835.50 | $835.50 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $972.80 | $972.80 |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $437.60 | $437.60 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $502.74 | $502.74 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $340.00 | $340.00 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $620.73 | $620.73 |
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 stress test (hospital charge) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Stress test (hospital charge) explained.
Exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge in other states
- Alabama$608.30
- Alaska$1,162.55
- Arizona$645.05
- Arkansas$375.00
- California$1,409.00
- Colorado$1,098.20
- Connecticut$1,095.00
- Delaware$1,223.44
- District of Columbia$1,233.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,504.20
- Georgia$837.84
- Hawaii$811.85
- Idaho$827.25
- Illinois$966.53
- Indiana$760.90
- Kansas$557.70
- Kentucky$768.60
- Louisiana$340.12
- Maine$570.00
- Maryland$131.91
- Massachusetts$913.05
- Michigan$730.00
- Minnesota$716.74
- Mississippi$382.20
- Missouri$769.50
- Montana$578.93
- Nebraska$1,124.75
- Nevada$821.00
- New Hampshire$844.74
- New Jersey$396.38
- New Mexico$542.70
- New York$550.75
- North Carolina$1,020.02
- North Dakota$320.00
- Ohio$897.60
- Oklahoma$386.84
- Oregon$672.00
- Pennsylvania$946.96
- Puerto Rico$841.13, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$406.80
- South Carolina$1,028.63
- South Dakota$1,171.60
- Tennessee$420.25
- Texas$1,251.88
- Utah$1,715.61
- Vermont$829.00
- Virginia$751.00
- Washington$593.84
- West Virginia$640.00
- Wisconsin$792.35
- Wyoming$850.31
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.