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
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $109.20 $56.88 – $59.16
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $109.60 $17.89 – $255.79
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $109.60 $18.02 – $256.36
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $112.45 $5.25 – $120.54
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $112.50 $63.22 – $102.41
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $112.50 $61.89 – $102.41
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $112.50 $61.89 – $102.41
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $112.50 $63.22 – $102.41
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $112.91 $15.93 – $344.25
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $115.75 $15.20 – $16.00
Jefferson Medical Center Ranson, WV $117.00 not published
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $117.39 $25.99 – $208.80
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $118.15 $7.43 – $140.64
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $120.00 not published
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $120.15 $7.08 – $135.87
Parkview Bryan Hospital Bryan, OH $120.50 $58.69 – $176.07
Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH $120.50 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $120.60 $56.86 – $79.60
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $120.60 $25.59 – $176.64
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $120.60 $32.85 – $68.34
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $120.60 $34.00 – $94.47
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $121.80 not published
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $122.40 $7.50 – $208.45
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VA $123.00 $59.17 – $60.91
United Hospital Center Bridgeport, WV $123.00 $4.38 – $106.42
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $123.20 $45.08 – $138.60
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $123.99 $150.00 – $192.50
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $124.00 $58.71 – $60.44
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $124.00 $58.71 – $60.44
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $124.03 $41.78 – $310.00
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $124.03 $41.78 – $310.00
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $124.03 $41.78 – $310.00
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $124.15 $55.81 – $58.04
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Middleburg, FL $124.32 $14.88 – $1,600.00
Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) Saint Johns, FL $124.32 $14.88 – $1,636.00
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $124.80 $56.33 – $56.89
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $125.35 $6.91 – $460.00
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $126.10 $5.25 – $120.54
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $126.72 $7.50 – $26.05
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $127.20 $187.55 – $187.55
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $128.40 $6.70 – $192.60
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $131.25 $62.41 – $124.83
Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH $132.60 $28.89 – $47.67
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $133.00 not published
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $135.00 $10.46 – $180.00
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $135.49 $5.46 – $135.49
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $135.68 $9.68 – $288.75
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $136.72 $14.88 – $1,597.00
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $136.76 $59.40 – $87.42
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $138.24 $75.74 – $1,765.40

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