EKG tracing cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $81.59 to $117.71, with a median of $99.65. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $18.06 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $82.31 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 ER CARDIAC MONITOR PER HOUR | $81.59 | $81.59 | $6.11–$81.59 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 EKG MCR | $117.71 | $168.15 | $12.39–$349.00 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 EKG | $125.00 | $125.00 | $6.11–$125.00 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $257.88 | $368.40 | $12.39–$349.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 EKG IN ICU | $257.95 | $368.50 | $12.39–$349.00 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 CARDIAC MONITOR PER DAY | $289.41 | $289.41 | $6.11–$289.41 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 EKG IN EMERGENCY DEPT | $309.46 | $442.08 | $12.39–$349.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.59, median $99.65, highest $117.71 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $99.65. 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 1 of 2 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.