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Contrast Stress TTE with Continuous ECG Monitoring

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS C8930

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; including performance of continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, with physician supervision

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast Stress TTE with Continuous ECG Monitoring cost?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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$1,023$251 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$851 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $617 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $1,023

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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
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
$630.96
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
Independence Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$4,466.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,570.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,090.30
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 501.2 times more in Minnesota than in Connecticut. 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· 9th of 51

$1,148

MN $1,905CT $3.80

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.