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
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ not published $24.05 – $49.09
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL not published $84.00 – $95.56
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest Midwest City, OK not published $21.52 – $21.68
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL not published $133.16 – $151.55
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA not published $208.39 – $208.39
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ not published $7.36 – $284.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI not published $23.29 – $60.31
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME not published $13.83 – $29.15
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $80.35 – $106.26
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL not published $54.45 – $80.52
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $80.35 – $106.26
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $12.53 – $1,198.00
MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL Weatherford, TX not published $11.42 – $117.96
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $11.08 – $26.82
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO not published $25.74 – $25.74
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI not published $55.83 – $55.83
Ascension Providence Waco, TX not published $32.35 – $76.29
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL not published $34.38 – $1,636.00
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME not published $13.83 – $29.15
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL not published $34.38 – $1,636.00
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY not published $0.01 – $645.00
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $28.46 – $35.58
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $1,678.00 – $1,678.00
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI not published $19.88 – $51.17
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN not published $23.94 – $35.58
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI not published $19.88 – $57.39
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $1,678.00 – $1,678.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $1,617.00 – $1,617.00
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI not published $19.88 – $45.64
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI not published $21.56 – $37.28
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI not published $19.88 – $59.93
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI not published $19.88 – $34.05
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI not published $21.12 – $21.12
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI not published $21.12 – $21.12
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN not published $28.46 – $45.49
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN not published $4.54 – $24.45
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI not published $21.12 – $21.12
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN not published $23.94 – $35.58
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK not published $18.08 – $119.60
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK not published $18.08 – $32.66
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI not published $18.39 – $18.39
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK not published $18.08 – $32.66
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK not published $18.08 – $126.70
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $21.56 – $37.28
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN not published $23.94 – $35.91
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK not published $18.08 – $151.63
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN not published $2.81 – $24.45
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN not published $4.54 – $24.45
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK not published $75.43 – $76.57
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI not published $21.56 – $37.28

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