Cardioversion (Scheduled Heart Rhythm Shock) cost at US hospitals

Elective external electrical cardioversion of an arrhythmia · CPT 92960

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Cardioversion (Scheduled Heart Rhythm Shock)

This is a planned, scheduled shock to the chest that resets a heart stuck in an abnormal rhythm, most often atrial fibrillation. It is done under brief sedation with pads on the skin, takes only moments, and is booked in advance rather than performed as an emergency.

$116.00

lowest cash price

$1,431.36

national median

$11,144.55

highest cash price

871

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $116.00–$11,144.55 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$116.00

Barnesville Hospital — Barnesville, OH

Most expensive published cash price

$11,144.55

AdventHealth Castle Rock — Castle Rock, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($1,070.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($2,219.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $1,040.52 $2,414.16 $4,093.44
Arizona 23 $357.00 $714.63 $1,796.39
Arkansas 11 $284.40 $1,095.90 $1,614.00
California 90 $196.00 $1,770.64 $4,641.73
Colorado 17 $602.82 $4,848.42 $11,144.55
Florida 80 $1,102.23 $2,394.20 $9,145.00
Georgia 25 $652.68 $2,476.89 $5,484.07
Hawaii 2 $539.20 $539.20 $1,800.00
Illinois 49 $425.00 $1,300.75 $4,193.70
Indiana 26 $1,283.50 $2,319.00 $6,047.16
Iowa 28 $650.40 $1,431.36 $5,630.95
Kansas 11 $599.20 $1,180.40 $2,079.86
Kentucky 21 $479.73 $1,030.73 $6,047.16
Louisiana 1 $1,346.80 $1,346.80 $1,346.80
Maine 7 $328.00 $1,241.70 $2,129.85
Maryland 2 $298.80 $298.80 $298.80
Michigan 27 $565.04 $1,174.00 $2,219.00
Minnesota 19 $1,174.40 $1,792.00 $2,289.17
Mississippi 11 $297.25 $416.07 $881.92
Missouri 21 $190.50 $1,955.20 $2,103.75
Montana 2 $628.00 $628.00 $803.20
Nebraska 13 $456.00 $1,431.36 $1,811.70
Nevada 4 $877.22 $909.38 $1,268.70
New Hampshire 1 $2,603.65 $2,603.65 $2,603.65
New Jersey 21 $502.58 $770.64 $1,031.85
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $412.80 $774.37 $9,288.67
North Carolina 15 $1,043.50 $1,287.50 $4,223.00
North Dakota 4 $1,602.40 $1,602.40 $1,714.40
Ohio 58 $116.00 $2,301.75 $5,673.18
Oklahoma 17 $551.12 $1,106.95 $2,726.75
Oregon 13 $287.01 $1,886.25 $2,266.50
Pennsylvania 31 $793.20 $1,621.20 $3,696.60
South Carolina 11 $748.50 $1,117.50 $3,530.00
South Dakota 6 $1,666.40 $1,746.40 $1,888.00
Tennessee 37 $283.64 $513.90 $3,273.38
Texas 111 $388.35 $1,519.00 $6,750.17
Virginia 35 $486.60 $1,200.00 $2,756.46
Washington 32 $532.70 $1,334.40 $2,179.80
West Virginia 16 $684.50 $1,153.50 $4,169.13
Wisconsin 34 $725.57 $1,330.00 $4,022.17
Wyoming 4 $713.40 $743.12 $853.30

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $352.27 – $440.34
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $656.85 – $1,215.17
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $703.49 – $1,301.46
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $656.85 – $1,215.17
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $244.21 – $276.98
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $605.18 – $1,694.50
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $165.80 – $1,392.37
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME not published $102.46 – $294.89
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $605.18 – $1,694.50
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $335.79 – $335.79
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA not published not published
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $210.83 – $652.82
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $153.90 – $157.14
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $478.89 – $1,694.50

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