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
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $151.28 – $1,320.00
MEDICAL CITY ARGYLE HOSPITAL Argyle, TX not published $50.00 – $1,198.00
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $58.28 – $90.62
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $37.81 – $145.63
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA not published $57.05 – $247.55
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $46.26 – $394.68
MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL RED OAK, TX not published $151.28 – $1,198.00
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $46.26 – $394.68
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published
MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL McKinney, TX not published $57.59 – $129.82
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg, VA not published $58.71 – $60.44
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital Hoffman Estates, IL not published $49.02 – $394.68
Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman Centerville, TN not published $13.36 – $16.70
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) Panama City, FL not published $59.62 – $1,678.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL not published $63.86 – $1,678.00
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL not published $59.62 – $1,617.00
Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital Madison Heights, MI not published $11.91 – $29.42
Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $54.93 – $153.80
Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp, MI not published $10.39 – $126.39
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) Wichita, KS not published $54.93 – $153.80
HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL BRADENTON, FL not published $15.20 – $15.52
CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER Independence, MO not published $20.86 – $21.69
HCA FLORIDA PASADENA HOSPITAL South Pasadena, FL not published $15.20 – $15.52
Henry J. Carter Specialty Hospital New York, NY not published not published
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $37.91 – $153.80

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