Average total cost, sometimes referred to as the per unit total cost, is the per unit cost. This includes fixed costs, those costs that are required for production but do not change based on output, and variable costs, those costs that increase (or decrease) as output increases (or decreases).
The basic stress test involves walking on a treadmill while your electrocardiogram (EKG) is continuously monitored for changes that may indicate a blocked artery to the heart. However, there are options if you are unable to walk on a treadmill or if your EKG is already abnormal at rest. The existing options include: imaging stress tests -- echocardiographic or nuclear -- and pharmacologic stress tests -- adenosine and dobutamine.
1 For patients without insurance, the test typically costs between $150 and $500 per extremity, depending on the health care provider. 2  For example, at a Kaiser Permanente hospital an EMG of one extremity costs $247, while at On Site NCV-EMG Testing, in Tampa, FL, an EMG costs $350 per extremity.