Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Philadelphia, PA

Prices at 12 hospitals in Philadelphia, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,835 — 21% above the US median ($3,166), roughly 9.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,323 $1,363 ★ 2/5 182 min 15.5%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,530 $1,245 ★ 3/5 253 min 16.2%
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,531 $1,398 ★ 3/5 269 min 15.4%
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA $1,664 $341 ★ 2/5 216 min 14.5%
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $6,006 $1,381 ★ 5/5 280 min 14.4%
Philadelphia VA Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $8,527 $3,584 ★ 5/5 14.5%
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA $8,527 $3,584
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA $11,444 $4,349 ★ 4/5 316 min 15.2%
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $12,187 $3,234 ★ 4/5 272 min 15.8%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$8,527
Cash / self-pay
$3,835
Insurer-negotiated
$1,390
Medicare pays
$428
$1,242$11,518
Median cash $3,835  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,835 — about 9.0× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $8,527 list price could save about $4,692 (55%).

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Doctors who perform this in Philadelphia

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

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