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
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $180.30 not published
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $180.60 $11.51 – $81.67
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $180.80 $62.37 – $203.40
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $181.09 $87.12 – $461.23
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $181.50 not published
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $182.08 $52.46 – $1,024.20
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $183.24 $23.52 – $1,557.54
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $184.10 $54.20 – $121.61
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $184.25 $16.59 – $106.36
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $185.58 $112.92 – $420.42
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $185.90 $5.25 – $120.54
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $186.78 $11.36 – $144.99
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $186.78 $11.36 – $144.99
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $186.78 $11.78 – $144.99
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $186.78 $41.73 – $155.60
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $187.20 $5.25 – $93.28
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo Baraboo, WI $188.10 $42.98 – $57.30
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $188.55 $5.46 – $200.33
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $189.39 $6.44 – $675.66
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $189.60 $11.51 – $69.31
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $189.80 not published
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $190.26 $59.40 – $434.88
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $190.45 $17.00 – $77.97
East Morgan County Hospital Brush, CO $191.40 $139.06 – $320.10
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $191.76 $0.19 – $164.84
Providence Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA $191.80 $65.96 – $140.37
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $191.89 $5.95 – $89.88
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $192.19 not published
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $192.19 $6.58 – $13.71
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $193.05 $77.26 – $492.31
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $193.50 $62.41 – $93.62
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $194.00 $62.41 – $93.62
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $195.00 $5.25 – $93.28
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $195.00 $5.25 – $93.28
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $195.00 $5.25 – $93.28
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $195.00 $5.25 – $93.28
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $195.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) Jacksonville, FL $195.36 $14.88 – $1,636.00
Providence Little Co of Mary Med Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA $195.65 $39.38 – $140.37
Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance Torrance, CA $195.65 $64.26 – $140.37
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $195.72 $6.75 – $38.25
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $195.72 $7.65 – $38.25
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $195.72 $7.65 – $38.25
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $195.72 $6.30 – $38.25
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $195.72 $7.20 – $38.25
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $195.72 $8.10 – $38.25
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $196.04 $68.31 – $342.71
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $196.04 $57.67 – $308.06
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $196.35 $9.07 – $112.86
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $197.00 $62.41 – $93.62

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