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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | not published | $59.33 – $78.56 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $41.62 – $105.93 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales, FL | not published | $39.00 – $86.59 |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth, NJ | not published | $6.31 – $85.80 |
| Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $38.86 – $66.27 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | not published | $27.03 – $1,600.00 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $59.22 – $1,198.00 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $40.91 – $66.27 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $38.86 – $66.27 |
| Garrett Regional Medical Center | Oakland, MD | not published | not published |
| OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | SHAWNEE, KS | not published | $22.00 – $35.13 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $37.17 – $38.26 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $38.11 – $53.35 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $38.47 – $149.23 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $27.03 – $1,597.00 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $27.03 – $1,636.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $24.95 – $31.19 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $39.40 – $1,678.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $24.95 – $52.63 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $42.20 – $1,678.00 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $24.95 – $51.87 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $39.40 – $1,617.00 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $36.54 – $73.07 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $24.95 – $51.87 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $39.99 – $89.98 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $37.34 – $84.02 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $24.95 – $51.87 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $36.54 – $73.07 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $37.34 – $149.36 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $36.30 – $101.64 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $3.18 – $13.67 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $36.40 – $39.58 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $22.85 – $83.51 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $37.52 – $147.54 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $20.77 – $73.07 |
| Spring Harbor Hospital | Westbrook, ME | not published | $11.34 – $24.39 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $36.54 – $73.07 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $36.30 – $101.64 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $4.61 – $13.67 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $28.22 – $37.62 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $27.21 – $36.28 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $130.28 – $130.28 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $36.36 – $65.85 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $34.97 – $75.61 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $25.33 – $191.00 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $36.51 – $140.25 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $41.62 – $163.88 |
| CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER | Independence, MO | not published | $22.00 – $22.88 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett, WA | not published | $42.54 – $98.68 |
| HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL | South Pasadena, FL | not published | $528.78 – $539.91 |