Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, real-time with image documentation (2D), includes M-mode recording, when performed, during rest and cardiovascular stress test using treadmill, bicycle exercise and/or pharmacologically induced stress, with interpretation and report
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Contrast Stress TTE cost?
$537
Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.
These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Where it's billed changes the price
Billed by
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider
$537
$537 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$2,399
$1,995 to $3,236
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $631 to $3,236Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $537 to $912
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Facility
Global
$537.03
$630.96
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Professional
Global
$537.03
$537.03
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
Facility
Global
$1,202.26
$2,818.38
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Professional
Global
$3.98
$3.98
$3.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Professional
Global
$3,311.31
$3,311.31
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Facility
Global
$660.69
$660.69
$676.08
Where Indiana sits
The same service costs 1.7 times more in Rhode Island than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.