EKG tracing cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $135.00 to $153.00, with a median of $144.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $9.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $182.70 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $135.00 | $225.00 | $11.50–$180.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 RHC EKG TRACING ONLY W/O INTER/RPT | $153.00 | $153.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 ECG Acquisition-CV | $719.00 | $719.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 EKG TRACING ONLY W/O INTER/RPT | $719.00 | $719.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 EKG TRACING ONLY W/O INTER/RPT ED TC | $719.00 | $719.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $135.00, median $144.00, highest $153.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $144.00 — 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 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
This code is the EKG recording itself, without the doctor's interpretation. It is the code hospitals use for their part of an EKG, while the doctor bills the reading separately (93010). Clinics bill the whole test under 93000.
What the price covers
The price covers recording the tracing. The doctor's interpretation is billed separately.