Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $127.80 to $199.20, with a median of $171.00. The lowest price is at TidalHealth Peninsula (Salisbury). The highest price is 1.6× 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.
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TidalHealth Peninsula lowest Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST | $127.80 | $130.41 | — source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $146.42 | $146.42 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC CARDIAC STRESS TST,TRACING ONLY | $195.57 | $199.56 | — source file |
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV EKG STRESS TEST | $199.20 | $332.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $195.57 | $195.57 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $199.20 | $199.20 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $146.42 | $146.42 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $127.80 | $127.80 |
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
- Kentucky$1,657.80
- Louisiana$351.12
- Maine$535.70
- 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.