Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $92.05 to $3,059.42, with a median of $1,657.80. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 33.2× 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$92.05Deaconess Henderson Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,657.80half pay less
Highest$3,059.42in Kentucky
Lowest saves$1,565.75vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY PR CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG TRCG ONLY | $92.05 | $263.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County lowest Morganfield · Morganfield, KY PR CV STRS TST XERS&/OR RX CONT ECG TRCG ONLY | $92.05 | $263.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG CARDIAC STRESS TEST/PUL LAB | $504.88 | $1,262.18 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PHARMACEUTICAL STRESS TEST | $609.60 | $3,048.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Cardiac Stress Tst,Tracing Only | $836.82 | $2,092.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cardiac Stress Test | $1,123.80 | $1,873.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC CARDIAC STRESS TEST EXERCISE/PHARM - TRACING ONLY | $1,533.86 | $1,533.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Cardiac Stress Test | $1,657.80 | $2,763.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ECG) | $3,059.42 | $4,079.23 | Sep 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $609.60 | $3,059.42 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $1,533.86 | $2,296.64 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $836.82 | $1,948.12 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $1,657.80 | $2,358.61 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $1,123.80 | $2,091.61 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $3,059.42 | $3,059.42 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $92.05 | $92.05 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $504.88 | $504.88 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $92.05 | $92.05 |
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
- Iowa$698.64
- Kansas$510.65
- 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.