Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Mesa, AZ

Prices at 3 hospitals in Mesa, AZ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,201 — 62% below the US median ($3,166), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $575 $1,531 ★ 2/5 14.4%
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $1,201 $1,878 ★ 2/5 269 min 15.1%
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $1,347 $1,890 ★ 2/5 266 min 13.9%

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 July 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)
$4,291
Cash / self-pay
$1,201
Insurer-negotiated
$1,878
Medicare pays
$428
$700$1,318
Median cash $1,201  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,201 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($428). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,291 list price could save about $3,090 (72%).

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Doctors who perform this in Mesa

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Rodrigo Chan, MDClinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyMesa, AZ268
Arman Talle, MDCardiologyMesa, AZ224
Jaskamal Kahlon, MDInterventional CardiologyMesa, AZ209
Zelalem Yilma, M.D.CardiologyMesa, AZ208
Christopher Lichtenwalter, M.D.CardiologyMesa, AZ191
Marc Berkowitz, MDInterventional CardiologyMesa, AZ186
Thomas Ritchie, MDCardiologyMesa, AZ177
Joshua Cohen, MDInterventional CardiologyMesa, AZ128
David Bell, DOCardiologyMesa, AZ125
Alphonse Ambrosia, D.O.Interventional CardiologyMesa, AZ118
Alan Grossman, MDCardiologyMesa, AZ115
Duane Heinrichs, MDInterventional CardiologyMesa, AZ106

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