Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Rochester, NY

Prices at 5 hospitals in Rochester, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,959 — 7% below the US median ($3,166), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $450 $345 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $2,959 $326 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY $2,959 $326

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)
$3,699
Cash / self-pay
$2,959
Insurer-negotiated
$345
Medicare pays
$428
$952$2,959
Median cash $2,959  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,959 — about 6.9× 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 $3,699 list price could save about $740 (20%).

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Doctors who perform this in Rochester

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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