Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Orange, CA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Orange, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $7,787 — 145% above the US median ($3,174), roughly 18.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA $2,331 $2,248 ★ 4/5 318 min —
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA $6,414 $1,827 ★ 2/5 151 min —
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA $9,159 $4,218 — — —
Healthbridge Children's Hospital-Orange Orange, CA $9,159 $4,218 — — —

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 October 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)
$7,787
Cash / self-pay
$7,787
Insurer-negotiated
$3,233
Medicare pays
$428
$3,556$9,159
Median cash $7,787  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $7,787 — about 18.2× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

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Doctors who perform this in Orange

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
Thomas Kim, M.D.CardiologyOrange, CA204
Teferi Mitiku, M.D.Internal MedicineOrange, CA97
Mark Tran, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA84
June Marie Herman, MDNuclear MedicineOrange, CA76
Raymond Kuo, MDDiagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA64
Tatiana Kain, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyOrange, CA56
Maged Azer, M.D.CardiologyOrange, CA45
Mahbod Jafarvand Giglou, MDNuclear MedicineOrange, CA42
Lawrence Santora, M.D.Interventional CardiologyOrange, CA20
Tyson Cobb, M.D.Interventional CardiologyOrange, CA15
Thuy Le, M.D.Clinical Cardiac ElectrophysiologyOrange, CA15
Heba Al-Shoubaki, PA-CPhysician AssistantOrange, CA12

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