EKG tracing cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $23.92 to $285.10, with a median of $132.92. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $109.00 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $136.20 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 EKG TRACING ONLY | $23.92 | $220.15 | $6.97–$198.13 | 89% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $45.21 | $64.59 | $7.54–$75.48 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $90.43 | $129.18 | $7.54–$75.48 | 30% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $132.92 | $132.92 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $132.92 | $132.92 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $132.92 | $132.92 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Pbb Ekg | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 Electrocardiogram (EKG) | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 Electrocardiogram (EKG) | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 Electrocardiogram (EKG) | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Pbb Ekg | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Pbb Ekg | $143.00 | $143.00 | $4.61–$143.00 | — | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ekg (12 Lead) | $285.10 | $285.10 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Research Ekg (12 Lead) | $299.36 | $299.36 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Research Ekg (12 Lead) #2 A | $299.36 | $299.36 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Research Ekg (12 Lead) | $330.04 | $330.04 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Ekg (12 Lead) A | $330.04 | $330.04 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.92, median $132.92, highest $285.10 — a 11.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $132.92. 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 5 of 5 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.