Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $369.20 to $1,664.00, with a median of $864.86. The lowest price is at The Mercy Hospital (Springfield). The highest price is 4.5× 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 Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mercy Hospital lowest Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Test Stress Cardiovascular Tracing Only | $369.20 | $568.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cv Strs Tst Xers&/or Rx Cont Ecg Trcg Only | $385.56 | $856.79 | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cv Strs Tst Xers&/or Rx Cont Ecg Trcg Only | $446.58 | $992.40 | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cv Strs Tst Xers&/or Rx Cont Ecg Trcg Only | $533.25 | $1,185.00 | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cardiac Stress Tst Tracing Only | $581.70 | $831.00 | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cardiac Stress Test | $662.00 | $662.00 | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cardiac Stress Tst Tracing Only | $716.10 | $1,023.00 | — source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Cv stress test tracing only | $756.00 | $756.00 | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC STRESS TEST | $848.72 | $848.72 | — source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Cardiovascular stress test | $881.00 | $881.00 | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cardiac Stress Tst Tracing Only | $898.10 | $1,283.00 | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC STRESS TEST | $1,028.77 | $1,028.77 | — source file |
| Berkshire Medical Center Pittsfield · Pittsfield, MA CV Stress w/Exercise Nuc | $1,067.06 | $1,123.22 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Great Barrington · Pittsfield, MA CV Stress w/Exercise Nuc | $1,067.06 | $1,123.22 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| North Adams Regional Hospital North Adams · Pittsfield, MA CV Stress Exercise w/o Image | $1,067.06 | $1,123.22 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,179.00 | $1,179.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,437.00 | $1,437.00 | Apr 3, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Stress Test Exerc or Pharmacol | $1,664.00 | $1,664.00 | Mar 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 7 | $385.56 | $581.70 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $756.00 | $1,308.00 |
| Pittsfield, MA | 3 | $1,067.06 | $1,067.06 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 2 | $848.72 | $938.74 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $369.20 | $625.10 |
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
- Maryland$171.00
- 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.