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Contrast Stress TTE

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS C8928

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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$741$537 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,000 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,311Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $537 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,660professional $741

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$794.33
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 31st of 51

$891

MO $3,311GA $3.98

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.