Stress test (hospital charge) cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for exercise stress test, tracing only, the hospital charge: from $310.00 to $1,942.50, with a median of $896.30. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast (Columbia) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 6.3× 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$310.00MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast + 1 more
Median$896.30half pay less
Highest$1,942.50in South Carolina
Lowest saves$586.30vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia · Columbia, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $310.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia · Columbia, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $310.00 | $620.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $419.50 | $839.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $509.50 | $1,019.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $516.00 | $1,032.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $516.00 | $1,032.00 | — source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC STRESS TEST TECH COMPONENT | $621.00 | $1,035.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $805.00 | $1,610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $834.50 | $1,669.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $958.10 | $1,474.00 | — source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,012.50 | $2,025.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Cardiac Stress Test | $1,021.80 | $1,703.00 | — source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CARDIO STRESS TRACE ONLY | $1,907.25 | $2,543.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CARDIO STRESS TRACE ONLY | $1,907.25 | $2,543.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB EKG STRESS TEST TRACING ONLY | $1,942.50 | $3,885.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $516.00 | $958.10 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $509.50 | $1,907.25 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $310.00 | $310.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $419.50 | $419.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $834.50 | $834.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 1 | $1,021.80 | $1,021.80 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $621.00 | $621.00 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $805.00 | $805.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $516.00 | $516.00 |
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
- 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 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.