Ecg external > 48 hours up to 7 days recording cost at US hospitals
HC Ecg External > 48 Hours Up to 7 Days Recording · CPT 93242
$8.37
lowest cash price
$147.28
national median
$1,332.50
highest cash price
546
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $8.37–$1,332.50 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($111.30) → Sep 1, 2026 ($98.68)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $218.40 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Arizona | 3 | $70.29 | $73.01 | $77.96 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $111.09 | $325.65 | $382.85 |
| California | 65 | $8.37 | $89.76 | $217.46 |
| Colorado | 10 | $129.77 | $143.93 | $335.50 |
| Florida | 61 | $183.95 | $629.96 | $1,332.50 |
| Georgia | 22 | $56.84 | $58.50 | $766.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $33.92 | $33.92 | $78.75 |
| Illinois | 40 | $32.50 | $216.80 | $940.50 |
| Indiana | 24 | $79.50 | $384.00 | $707.40 |
| Iowa | 30 | $33.60 | $92.00 | $921.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $182.00 | $732.03 | $732.03 |
| Kentucky | 20 | $27.84 | $51.60 | $433.80 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $32.50 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Maine | 7 | $43.00 | $173.40 | $460.15 |
| Maryland | 2 | $66.00 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Michigan | 26 | $51.36 | $123.00 | $230.00 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $174.38 | $194.40 | $412.00 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $16.00 | $49.95 | $78.43 |
| Missouri | 16 | $72.80 | $91.85 | $377.65 |
| Montana | 2 | $78.40 | $78.40 | $94.40 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $27.60 | $90.72 | $675.55 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $603.85 | $603.85 | $603.85 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $42.90 | $43.48 | $249.34 |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $46.45 | $46.45 | $361.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $71.83 | $71.83 | $615.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $180.00 | $193.60 | $364.80 |
| Ohio | 53 | $49.50 | $220.50 | $640.06 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | $46.28 | $52.80 | $83.05 |
| Oregon | 10 | $128.64 | $293.25 | $300.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 28 | $58.80 | $72.00 | $546.40 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $29.00 | $43.00 | $229.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $181.60 | $181.60 | $200.00 |
| Tennessee | 34 | $56.84 | $161.85 | $289.14 |
| Texas | 90 | $46.20 | $443.17 | $690.46 |
| Virginia | 25 | $39.30 | $294.50 | $978.00 |
| Washington | 22 | $56.10 | $169.40 | $290.40 |
| West Virginia | 17 | $48.50 | $71.00 | $237.50 |
| Wisconsin | 21 | $46.20 | $128.15 | $1,302.21 |
| Wyoming | 1 | $468.29 | $468.29 | $468.29 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | Columbus, OH | $375.05 | $36.01 – $36.01 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Delaware, OH | $375.05 | $36.01 – $37.46 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | Dublin, OH | $375.05 | not published |
| Shelby Hospital | Shelby, OH | $375.05 | not published |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus, OH | $375.05 | $36.01 – $36.01 |
| Doctors Hospital | Columbus, OH | $375.05 | $36.80 – $36.80 |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy, MO | $377.65 | $46.84 – $51.53 |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $382.85 | $9.97 – $44.17 |
| AdventHealth Polk | Columbus, NC | $383.99 | not published |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center | Carmel, IN | $384.00 | $3.18 – $13.67 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center | Indianapolis, IN | $384.00 | $3.18 – $13.67 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | $384.00 | $4.61 – $13.67 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) | Carmel, IN | $384.00 | $4.61 – $13.67 |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion, OH | $385.45 | $35.66 – $37.09 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $399.65 | $11.17 – $334.51 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando, FL | $404.00 | $39.00 – $103.36 |
| Sanford Bagley Medical Center | Bagley, MN | $412.00 | $41.21 – $463.50 |
| Sanford Bemidji Medical Center | Bemidji, MN | $412.00 | $28.94 – $463.50 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | $426.50 | $11.17 – $397.50 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | $427.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | $427.50 | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) | Kokomo, IN | $429.60 | $3.18 – $13.67 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $433.80 | $13.31 – $867.60 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $433.80 | $578.40 – $1,156.80 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $433.80 | $578.40 – $1,156.80 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $433.80 | $578.40 – $1,156.80 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $433.80 | $578.40 – $1,175.89 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $433.80 | $341.00 – $1,156.80 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $433.80 | $578.40 – $1,156.80 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) | Anderson, IN | $442.20 | $3.18 – $13.67 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $443.17 | $91.22 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $443.17 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple, TX | $443.17 | $99.35 – $664.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco, TX | $443.17 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple, TX | $443.17 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE | Suite 100, TX | $456.60 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110, TX | $456.60 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park, TX | $456.60 | $35.64 – $684.90 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR | Taylor, TX | $456.60 | $99.35 – $917.00 |
| Waldo County General Hospital | Belfast, ME | $460.15 | $11.17 – $433.46 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) | Elwood, IN | $460.80 | $4.61 – $13.67 |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $468.29 | $260.16 – $525.74 |
| O'Bleness Hospital | Athens, OH | $482.30 | $35.66 – $36.02 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $510.90 | $35.34 – $36.75 |
| Berger Hospital | Circleville, OH | $519.35 | $36.01 – $36.01 |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Kenton, OH | $520.00 | not published |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas, TX | $520.72 | $35.64 – $650.89 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco, TX | $520.72 | $35.64 – $917.00 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth, TX | $520.72 | $35.64 – $650.89 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE | Grapevine, TX | $520.72 | $35.70 – $650.89 |