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
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $995.83 $109.05 – $2,442.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $996.40 $98.07 – $719.90
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $1,005.59 $1,600.27 – $2,277.16
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $1,006.98 $107.33 – $3,327.00
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $1,009.80 $66.41 – $910.44
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $1,015.92 $96.01 – $910.44
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $1,021.15 $678.70 – $692.28
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $1,021.15 $436.93 – $4,247.35
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $1,028.99 $158.09 – $2,393.00
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $1,030.73 $513.97 – $1,991.08
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $1,031.85 $715.16 – $1,423.17
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $1,035.00 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $1,035.00 $586.32 – $676.20
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $1,035.00 $614.73 – $676.20
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $1,040.52 not published
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $1,043.50 $631.75 – $644.38
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $1,044.20 $205.61 – $1,861.40
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $1,045.46 $195.68 – $864.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $1,045.46 $130.97 – $877.38
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $1,045.47 $130.97 – $864.74
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $1,045.47 $130.97 – $864.74
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $1,045.47 $130.97 – $877.38
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $1,052.00 not published
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $1,054.03 $82.92 – $96.74
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $1,070.25 $104.87 – $294.89
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $1,070.40 not published
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $1,072.89 $516.16 – $2,732.59
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $1,078.00 $657.55 – $1,972.66
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $1,078.00 not published
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $1,091.20 not published
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $1,092.00 not published
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $1,095.50 $538.99 – $2,109.00
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $1,095.60 $95.70 – $686.26
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $1,095.90 $76.00 – $819.48
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $1,095.90 $76.00 – $819.48
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $1,095.90 $76.00 – $819.48
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $1,095.90 $76.00 – $819.48
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $1,096.55 $396.45 – $1,687.00
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $1,100.00 not published
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $1,102.00 $590.09 – $2,136.00
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $1,102.23 $364.68 – $1,346.54
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $1,102.40 $76.00 – $859.09
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $1,106.95 $582.74 – $1,502.75
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $1,110.24 $58.00 – $1,463.49
Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway, WV $1,112.50 not published
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC $1,117.50 $638.88 – $4,212.00
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $1,118.55 $175.66 – $2,151.68
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $1,119.56 $407.38 – $1,386.40
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $1,120.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $1,128.13 $364.68 – $1,346.54

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