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
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $69.95 $11.47 – $238.00
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $70.29 $7.32 – $110.46
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $70.29 $7.32 – $110.46
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $70.29 $7.43 – $110.46
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $70.29 $7.43 – $110.46
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $70.29 $7.60 – $110.46
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $70.95 $15.90 – $134.31
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $70.95 $19.28 – $116.76
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $70.95 $9.63 – $120.01
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $70.95 $13.38 – $116.68
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $70.95 $15.90 – $134.31
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $70.95 $15.90 – $128.45
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $70.95 $15.90 – $120.01
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $70.95 $15.90 – $125.48
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $70.95 $13.38 – $138.14
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $70.95 $19.28 – $125.48
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $70.95 $19.28 – $125.48
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $70.95 $15.90 – $116.68
Spring Harbor Hospital Westbrook, ME $71.35 $6.10 – $16.32
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $71.40 $66.64 – $132.61
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $71.68 $11.91 – $110.58
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $71.82 $53.93 – $151.00
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $72.40 $7.33 – $227.39
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $73.00 $42.28 – $60.35
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $73.00 $54.87 – $60.35
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $74.45 $64.92 – $129.19
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $74.60 $4.32 – $139.20
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $74.77 $3.43 – $133.28
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $74.83 $7.43 – $155.62
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $76.07 $66.64 – $133.28
Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA $76.23 $65.74 – $72.31
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $76.57 $5.51 – $144.73
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $76.80 $11.51 – $62.78
Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital Wheaton, IL $78.40 not published
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $78.54 $65.75 – $130.84
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $79.20 $132.00 – $132.00
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $79.80 not published
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $80.08 $11.91 – $215.27
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $80.37 $10.09 – $110.58
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $81.12 $5.80 – $135.19
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $81.12 $4.77 – $135.19
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $81.12 $4.77 – $135.19
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $81.12 $4.77 – $135.19
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $82.42 $19.66 – $163.15

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