Nuclear cardiac stress test Cost in Phoenix, AZ

Prices at 4 hospitals in Phoenix, AZ, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,114 — 33% below the US median ($3,166), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Banner Estrella Medical Center	Phoenix, AZ	$905	$1,878	★ 3/5	243 min	13.9%
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	$1,704	$1,496	★ 3/5	265 min	14.9%
Mayo Clinic Hospital	Phoenix, AZ	$2,525	—	★ 5/5	199 min	14.1%
Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center	Phoenix, AZ	$9,421	$1,893	—	163 min	15.0%

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

$2,114

Insurer-negotiated

$1,878

Medicare pays

$428

$1,145$7,352

Median cash $2,114 · Medicare $428 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,114 — about 4.9× 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 $4,291 list price could save about $2,177 (51%).

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Doctors who perform this in Phoenix

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
John Morgan, MD	Interventional Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	398
Steve Huang, M.D./PH.D.	Nuclear Medicine	Phoenix, AZ	381
Gamal Sidarous, MD	Nuclear Medicine	Phoenix, AZ	379
Ali Askari, MD	Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	297
Zaher Akkad, M.D.	Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	293
Chris Geohas, MD	Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	286
Basil Al Khatib, M.D.	Interventional Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	270
Tri Nguyen, M.D.	Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	268
Pranav Doshi, DO	Interventional Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	206
Akil Loli, MD	Interventional Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	204
Ayman Jamal, MD	Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	191
Madhavagopal Cherukuri, MD	Interventional Cardiology	Phoenix, AZ	169

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