Nuclear Stress Test Cost in New Jersey (2026): Average Prices & What You'll Pay

Three low-priced facilities in New Jersey, from hospital price files

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset · Somerville, NJ $547
• Hunterdon Medical Center · Flemington, NJ $593
• Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville, NJ $643

All 52 facilities are listed below, free.

What you pay for a nuclear stress test depends on where you go and what is billed separately. Most patients find out after.

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• ✓ Radiotracer: The tracer injected for the images is often billed separately from the scan itself.
• ✓ Stress method: Exercise and medicine-induced stress are billed differently, and hospitals report the stress and imaging parts as separate lines.
• ✓ Which bills usually arrive separately, and which providers to check are in-network
• ✓ The questions to ask before you schedule, so the estimate covers everything
• ✓ A real patient billing breakdown, line by line

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Quick take

• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is the lowest-cost option at $547 - $983 below the median posted price ($1,530), just by choosing where you go.
• Ask for the cash price if your deductible isn't met - the median cash price here is $1,585, and it's often lower than what insurance pays before your deductible is satisfied.
• Doctor offices and independent clinics may charge differently from hospitals for the same service and may not appear in this hospital-only dataset. Ask your doctor whether another site is an option.

Rates are negotiated allowed amounts and cash prices from hospital price-transparency files (October 2026), shown at each hospital’s lowest-priced typical billing code for this procedure. Facility fees only. The typical range is the middle 80% of hospitals, not a quote for your visit.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with Medicare in New Jersey?

Medicare's national hospital outpatient payment for nuclear stress test is about $1,323 to $1,323 (typically near $1,323). After the $257 Part B deductible, you generally pay 20% of the Medicare-approved amount, about $265 on a $1,323 payment, with no out-of-pocket cap unless you have supplemental coverage or a Medicare Advantage plan.

Doctor, anesthesia and pathology fees are billed separately. Medicare rates are national CMS amounts, adjusted slightly by local wage levels.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with insurance in New Jersey?

Across 45 New Jersey hospitals, the negotiated rates commercial insurers pay for nuclear stress test average $1,186 to $3,073 per hospital, with a median near $1,680. That is the amount your plan and you pay the hospital together; you owe your deductible, then coinsurance, up to your out-of-pocket maximum.

Each hospital’s figure is the average of the commercial insurers it lists. Medicare, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid rates are excluded.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost without insurance in New Jersey?

Cash (self-pay) prices for nuclear stress test at 56 New Jersey hospitals range from $570 to $5,545, with a median of $1,585. Ask for the cash or self-pay price and for any financial-assistance discount before you book; both can be lower than the posted price.

Cash prices are the hospital’s published discounted rate for patients paying without insurance.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey?

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey negotiated rates for nuclear stress test at 41 New Jersey hospitals range from $191 to $3,121, with a median near $790. Your own cost depends on your plan’s deductible and coinsurance, and on whether the hospital is in your network.

Includes Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Anthem plans listed by each hospital.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with Aetna in New Jersey?

Aetna negotiated rates for nuclear stress test at 42 New Jersey hospitals range from $346 to $3,239, with a median near $1,096. If a hospital is out of network for your Aetna plan, you may owe more than the negotiated rate, so check the network first.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with UnitedHealthcare in New Jersey?

UnitedHealthcare negotiated rates for nuclear stress test at 41 New Jersey hospitals range from $859 to $3,180, with a median near $1,779. If a hospital is out of network for your UnitedHealthcare plan, you may owe more than the negotiated rate, so check the network first.

How much does a nuclear stress test cost with Cigna in New Jersey?

Cigna negotiated rates for nuclear stress test at 38 New Jersey hospitals range from $1,302 to $3,286, with a median near $2,003. If a hospital is out of network for your Cigna plan, you may owe more than the negotiated rate, so check the network first.

Before you book

• Allowed amount vs negotiated rate: what your EOB is really saying
• How to read your medical bill
• Deductible vs out-of-pocket max
• Already have a bill? Check it for errors
• How to read a Medicare Summary Notice

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