EKG (Electrocardiogram) cost at US hospitals

Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with 12 leads, with interpretation · CPT 93000

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EKG (Electrocardiogram)

An EKG records the electrical signal that travels through the heart with each beat, printed as a set of waves. Sticky electrodes are placed on the chest, arms and legs, and the recording takes under a minute. This code covers both the tracing and a physician's interpretation of it.

$4.48

lowest cash price

$89.60

national median

$337.35

highest cash price

146

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $4.48–$337.35 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$4.48

LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC — Lodi, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$337.35

martin north hospital — Stuart, FL

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($180.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($247.80)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 3 $46.02 $46.02 $46.02
Arizona 1 $41.56 $41.56 $41.56
Arkansas 1 $58.84 $58.84 $58.84
California 52 $4.48 $89.60 $212.40
Colorado 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Florida 52 $337.35 $337.35 $337.35
Hawaii 1 $16.64 $16.64 $16.64
Illinois 18 $37.60 $94.80 $94.80
Indiana 16 $285.60 $285.60 $285.60
Iowa 21 $37.60 $37.60 $213.85
Kansas 5 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Kentucky 5 $136.80 $143.40 $143.40
Louisiana 5 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 $180.25 $180.25 $180.25
Michigan 25 $21.40 $21.40 $21.40
Minnesota 3 $128.80 $128.80 $128.80
Mississippi 1 $24.32 $24.32 $24.32
Missouri 15 $52.50 $52.50 $52.50
Montana 2 $21.60 $21.60 $21.60
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $32.63 $32.63 $32.63
New Mexico 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 18 $61.23 $61.55 $131.00
North Carolina 12 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 4 $103.20 $103.20 $103.20
Ohio 23 $37.20 $269.75 $269.75
Oklahoma 9 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Oregon 4 $22.08 $40.50 $41.25
Pennsylvania 3 $154.20 $247.80 $247.80
South Carolina 4 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 23 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 78 $26.46 $142.72 $334.50
Virginia 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Washington 21 $28.00 $61.60 $102.44
West Virginia 13 $21.50 $149.50 $293.50
Wisconsin 10 $193.38 $193.38 $272.00

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ not published $25.03 – $173.36
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ not published $25.03 – $25.03
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ not published $25.03 – $220.00
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI not published $21.12 – $21.12
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ not published $24.05 – $49.09
Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA not published $45.15 – $180.21
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ not published $25.03 – $193.51
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ not published $49.09 – $49.09
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL not published $136.30 – $155.13
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME not published $13.78 – $29.15
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME not published $13.83 – $29.15
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME not published $13.83 – $29.15
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL not published $136.86 – $155.69
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL not published $64.17 – $72.99
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL not published $135.07 – $153.68
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL not published $137.20 – $156.14
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ not published $146.08 – $284.00
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO not published $17.54 – $17.54
Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD not published $12.83 – $14.31
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA not published $114.72 – $218.51
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO not published $20.14 – $20.14
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO not published $17.54 – $17.54
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK not published $131.83 – $131.83
Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) Salem, IN not published $4.54 – $24.45
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN not published $4.54 – $24.45
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN not published $2.81 – $24.45
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO not published $27.64 – $28.75
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL not published $34.38 – $1,600.00
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO not published $17.54 – $17.54
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK not published $18.08 – $24.00
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH not published $14.59 – $26.25
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ not published $24.05 – $49.09
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $85.14 – $106.26
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH not published $13.78 – $29.14

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