Stress test (hospital charge) cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $154.35 to $1,072.00, with a median of $406.80. The lowest price is at Kent County Memorial Hospital (Warwick) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 6.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $406.80, is 50% below the US median of $805.86.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Rhode Island ranks 8th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 7 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 Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$154.35Kent County Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$406.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,072.00in Rhode Island
Lowest saves$252.45vs the median
Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Memorial Hospital lowest Warwick · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Cardiac Stress Tst,Tracing - Stress Test Only, Exercise | $154.35 | $441.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island lowest Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Cardiac Stress Tst,Tracing - Stress Test Only, Exercise | $154.35 | $441.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Landmark Medical Center Woonsocket · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Hc Cardiac Stress Tst,Tracing Only (93017) | $241.00 | $1,473.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $406.80 | $678.00 | Jul 24, 2026 source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC STRESS TEST | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC STRESS TEST | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC STRESS TEST W ECHO | $1,072.00 | $1,072.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 7 | $154.35 | $406.80 |
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
- Iowa$681.43
- 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
- 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.