Doctor visits and therapy CPT 93000 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

EKG cost in Houston, TX — inpatient

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation as an inpatient: from $162.24 to $162.24, with a median of $162.24. Across Texas, the median is $142.72 at 42 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93000, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 17, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.

Lowest$162.24Elite Hospital Kingwood

Median$162.24half of hospitals charge less

Highest$162.24in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Elite Hospital Kingwood Kingwood, TX · (832) 777-6165 Electrocardiogram routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report File of Sep 17, 2026 · source file	$162.24	$324.48	$30.24–$40.32	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $162.24, median $162.24, highest $162.24.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $102.42 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records the heart's electrical activity using 12 or more stickers placed on the chest, arms and legs. It checks heart rhythm and signs of heart strain or past heart attacks. This code includes the doctor's interpretation and report.

What the price covers

93000 covers both recording the tracing and the interpretation. In hospitals the tracing (93005) and interpretation (93010) are often billed separately, so the listed price may not match.