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
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $301.20 $1.36 – $15.78
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $301.20 $2.76 – $15.78
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $301.20 $2.76 – $15.78
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $301.20 $2.76 – $15.78
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $301.95 $18.31 – $198.59
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $304.50 not published
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL $304.50 not published
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $305.25 $55.81 – $111.62
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $305.76 $59.92 – $110.85
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $305.76 $59.38 – $109.85
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $305.76 $59.92 – $110.85
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $305.76 $51.70 – $101.32
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $305.76 $59.92 – $110.85
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $305.76 $59.92 – $110.85
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $305.76 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $305.76 $59.17 – $115.97
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $305.76 $172.66 – $172.66
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $305.76 $58.05 – $113.78
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $305.76 $57.69 – $113.07
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $306.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $306.00 $1.36 – $15.78
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $307.45 $63.22 – $66.38
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $307.45 $63.22 – $66.38
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $307.46 $58.52 – $134.57
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $309.00 $56.39 – $140.80
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $310.49 $11.55 – $434.31
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $313.04 $7.40 – $1,053.63
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $314.20 $5.85 – $292.83
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $314.40 $13.08 – $106.45
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $314.40 $13.08 – $102.69
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $314.40 $13.08 – $100.63
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $315.00 not published
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $315.50 $9.99 – $156.50
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $315.50 $9.99 – $160.00
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX $315.50 $9.99 – $160.27
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX $315.50 $59.26 – $160.00
Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX $315.50 $13.02 – $160.00
Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX $315.50 $23.62 – $148.15
Methodist Southlake Medical Center Souhtlake, TX $315.50 $9.99 – $160.27
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $316.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $322.20 $1.36 – $15.78
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $322.96 $33.63 – $541.94
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $323.40 $58.52 – $81.92
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon San Antonio, TX $323.40 $15.28 – $111.56
Adventhealth Manchester Manchester, KY $323.59 $55.35 – $55.35
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $323.75 $75.87 – $140.37
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $323.98 $37.40 – $225.40
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $324.56 $12.56 – $225.42
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $324.72 $23.40 – $451.00
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN $325.80 $1.36 – $15.78

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