EKG tracing cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $89.10 to $306.19, with a median of $284.07. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton and 2 other hospitals — $194.97 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $271.92 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 10 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 EKG PEDI | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 EKG NEO | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 EKG NEO | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 EKG PEDI | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 EKG PEDI | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton lowest Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 EKG NEO | $89.10 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CR EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 CR EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG PEDI/NEO | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CR EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX · (512) 237-3214 EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 CR EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG PEDI/NEO | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX CR EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG PEDI/NEO | $154.35 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG PEDI | $173.25 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EP EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $173.25 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG NEO | $173.25 | $247.50 | $8.06–$228.29 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Round Rock, TX · (512) 324-0000 EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $180.45 | $501.25 | $8.06–$290.73 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX · (512) 324-5000 EKG 12 LEAD-TRACING ONLY | $180.45 | $501.25 | $8.06–$290.73 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 EKG | $203.94 | $566.50 | $8.06–$328.57 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 12 LEAD ECG WOUT INTRPRET/REPR | $242.91 | $674.75 | $8.06–$391.36 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 12 LEAD ECG TRCNG W OUT INTRPR | $242.91 | $674.75 | $8.06–$391.36 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 NI-EKG, 12 LEADS | $245.04 | $680.68 | $8.06–$394.79 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX · (512) 528-7000 EKG 12 LEAD ED STAFF | $247.56 | $687.67 | $8.06–$398.85 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $89.96–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $56.30–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $52.08–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $56.30–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $56.30–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $62.22–$307.74 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC ECG ROUTINE TRACING ONLY | $284.07 | $473.45 | $56.30–$917.00 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX EKG | $300.13 | $428.75 | $8.06–$248.68 | 30% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP PORT | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PORTABLE | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECG, TRACING ONLY W/O INTERP & REPORT | $307.53 | $459.00 | $123.93–$436.05 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG, TRACING | $462.97 | $691.00 | $186.57–$656.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC PRE&POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT | $582.23 | $869.00 | $234.63–$825.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX · (832) 824-1100 TC PRE & POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT, TRACING | $583.57 | $871.00 | $235.17–$827.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $89.10, median $284.07, highest $306.19 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $284.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 14 of 14 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.