EKG tracing cost in Appleton, WI
In Appleton, WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $22.85 to $177.27, with a median of $83.53. The lowest listed price is at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton and 1 other hospital — $60.68 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $140.00 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Appleton, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI ECG-ELECTROCARDIOGRAM,TRACING | $22.85 | $40.80 | $12.24–$30.03 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton lowest Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 ECG-ELECTROCARDIOGRAM,TRACING | $22.85 | $40.80 | $12.24–$30.03 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton, WI · (920) 738-2000 HC EKG | $144.21 | $253.00 | $6.55–$27.01 | 43% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC Ekg-Electrocardiogram,Tracing | $148.57 | $265.30 | $79.59–$206.96 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC Ekg-Electrocardiogram,Tracing | $148.57 | $265.30 | $79.59–$206.96 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI HC EKG-ELECTROCARDIOGRAM,TRACING | $157.47 | $281.20 | $79.59–$206.96 | 44% | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton, WI · (920) 731-4101 HC EKG-ELECTROCARDIOGRAM,TRACING | $157.47 | $281.20 | $79.59–$206.96 | 44% | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton, WI · (920) 849-2386 HC EKG | $177.27 | $311.00 | $6.55–$27.01 | 43% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $22.85, median $83.53, highest $177.27 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.