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 October 2026.
How much does Contrast Stress TTE cost?
$851
Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility.
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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
Prices by location type
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
$141 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department
$1,288
$1,175 to $1,622
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,570Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $141 to $3,311
Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Facility
None
$141.25
$141.25
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$741.31
Professional
None
$141.25
$141.25
$741.31
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Facility
None
$1,071.52
$1,258.93
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Professional
None
$602.56
$3,311.31
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Facility
None
$83.18
$3,630.78
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,398.83
Professional
None
$1,548.82
$1,905.46
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Facility
None
$1,096.48
$2,089.30
$3,090.30
Where Massachusetts sits
The same service costs 831.8 times more in Missouri than in Georgia. 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.