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
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $246.40 $65.74 – $172.56
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center Williamson, KY $246.60 $34.34 – $34.34
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX $247.56 $8.06 – $228.29
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $247.80 $13.28 – $205.70
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $247.80 $13.28 – $90.78
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $247.80 $13.28 – $91.28
UPMC Memorial York, PA $247.80 $13.28 – $91.14
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $247.80 $11.50 – $56.63
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $247.80 $13.28 – $351.05
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $248.00 $159.03 – $279.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $250.00 $36.94 – $450.00
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $250.40 $6.32 – $281.70
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $250.90 not published
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $252.00 $63.22 – $64.48
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $253.60 $99.54 – $285.30
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $255.00 $40.72 – $40.72
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $255.20 $9.90 – $100.00
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $256.80 $63.22 – $117.58
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $257.76 $31.90 – $358.00
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $258.48 $23.40 – $158.04
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $259.56 $10.98 – $24.38
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $260.23 $27.44 – $80.75
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $260.23 $27.44 – $80.75
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $260.23 $27.44 – $80.75
University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH $260.25 not published
University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center Geneva, OH $260.25 not published
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN $260.80 $62.37 – $293.40
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN $260.80 $44.13 – $293.40
Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion, SD $261.60 $96.47 – $294.30
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $262.50 $78.98 – $420.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $262.50 $78.79 – $511.35
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $262.50 $78.47 – $420.00
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $262.65 $3.86 – $20.38
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $263.52 $81.43 – $89.58
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $264.55 $5.25 – $111.79
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA $264.72 $29.40 – $649.60
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $265.60 $62.37 – $298.80
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $265.61 not published
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $267.00 $42.55 – $62.72
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ $268.92 $23.64 – $321.30
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL $269.40 $8.62 – $221.26
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $269.60 not published
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta, GA $270.00 $57.69 – $57.69
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA $270.00 $59.17 – $125.44
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA $270.00 $59.17 – $125.44
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur, GA $270.00 not published
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA $270.00 $59.92 – $127.03
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta, GA $270.00 $59.92 – $127.03
Emory University Hospital Ne, GA $270.00 $59.17 – $125.44
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA $270.00 $59.92 – $127.03

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