EKG (Tracing Only) cost at US hospitals

Electrocardiogram, 12-lead, tracing only without interpretation and report · CPT 93005

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EKG (Tracing Only)

A 12-lead ECG records the heart's electrical activity from twelve angles at once, using ten sticky electrodes on the chest and limbs. This particular code covers only the recording of that tracing — the physician's reading and written report are billed under a separate code. The test takes a few minutes and is painless.

$17.82

lowest cash price

$226.50

national median

$2,191.41

highest cash price

910

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $17.82–$2,191.41 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$2,191.41

HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD — HUMBLE, TX

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($71.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($278.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $350.22 $484.38 $840.84
Arizona 24 $36.10 $105.57 $451.14
Arkansas 11 $62.70 $195.00 $276.00
California 91 $56.00 $330.75 $714.60
Colorado 17 $83.81 $898.71 $1,503.00
Florida 81 $115.75 $627.53 $2,036.75
Georgia 25 $243.61 $305.76 $993.99
Hawaii 2 $135.68 $135.68 $292.50
Illinois 51 $78.40 $252.00 $484.00
Indiana 26 $131.25 $280.20 $359.41
Iowa 25 $108.00 $172.41 $1,698.00
Kansas 10 $72.40 $748.24 $1,161.28
Kentucky 21 $94.19 $236.40 $359.41
Louisiana 1 $82.42 $82.42 $82.42
Maine 7 $71.35 $287.70 $413.05
Maryland 2 $79.20 $79.20 $79.20
Michigan 27 $46.48 $173.00 $278.00
Minnesota 19 $123.20 $172.31 $278.40
Mississippi 11 $44.28 $63.60 $150.40
Missouri 21 $25.50 $245.30 $1,555.17
Montana 2 $127.20 $127.20 $153.60
Nebraska 13 $195.72 $218.96 $310.49
Nevada 4 $214.65 $313.04 $436.73
New Hampshire 1 $332.30 $332.30 $332.30
New Jersey 22 $46.31 $67.38 $143.60
New Mexico 2 $323.40 $323.40 $323.40
New York 23 $70.29 $70.29 $657.00
North Carolina 15 $226.50 $290.78 $418.11
North Dakota 4 $177.60 $177.60 $286.40
Ohio 54 $79.80 $222.30 $306.00
Oklahoma 18 $68.82 $126.10 $422.70
Oregon 13 $17.82 $363.75 $376.50
Pennsylvania 34 $76.80 $247.80 $479.40
South Carolina 12 $59.50 $235.80 $1,093.00
South Dakota 7 $228.00 $253.60 $401.60
Tennessee 38 $43.96 $70.95 $1,142.35
Texas 114 $107.28 $289.10 $2,191.41
Virginia 34 $57.00 $209.00 $704.92
Washington 33 $76.23 $156.49 $270.20
West Virginia 17 $96.00 $243.20 $765.00
Wisconsin 34 $120.00 $186.78 $349.80
Wyoming 4 $190.26 $214.17 $227.04

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $17.82 $6.89 – $27.95
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $25.50 $6.00 – $15.14
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $36.10 $8.68 – $151.20
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $38.93 $8.68 – $151.20
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $43.96 $9.19 – $141.30
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $44.28 $51.98 – $87.42
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $45.53 $9.19 – $141.30
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $46.31 $64.92 – $129.19
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $46.48 $11.91 – $110.58
Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $47.10 $9.19 – $141.30
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $48.60 $51.98 – $87.42
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $50.24 $9.19 – $141.30
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $51.81 $9.19 – $141.30
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $51.81 $9.19 – $141.30
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $51.81 $9.19 – $141.30
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $51.81 $9.19 – $141.30
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $53.76 $11.91 – $110.58
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $55.20 $51.88 – $470.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $56.00 $23.52 – $170.72
Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock, VA $57.00 not published
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $58.74 $53.79 – $122.24
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $58.84 $64.92 – $129.19
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $59.50 $51.59 – $60.35
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $60.67 $3.53 – $129.19
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $62.70 $17.00 – $108.78
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $63.25 $52.16 – $498.00
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $63.27 $7.99 – $109.46
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $63.60 $50.79 – $148.15
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $64.92 $10.88 – $285.00
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $64.92 $10.88 – $348.00
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $65.75 $10.88 – $288.00
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $65.75 $65.75 – $266.00
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $65.75 $10.88 – $318.00
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $65.80 $11.47 – $271.00
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $65.80 $11.47 – $933.00
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $66.80 $47.19 – $108.48
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $67.38 $3.34 – $149.41
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $67.88 $38.59 – $266.00
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $68.01 $38.59 – $71.45
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $226.00
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $127.13
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $136.15
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $17.68
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $119.60
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $68.82 $8.63 – $12.94
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $69.69 $19.28 – $49.17
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $69.69 $13.38 – $78.72
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $69.69 $19.28 – $49.17
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $69.69 $15.90 – $79.66
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $69.95 $11.47 – $474.00

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