EKG tracing cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $147.68 to $429.00, with a median of $232.26. The lowest listed price is at McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital — $84.58 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $185.25 at 125 hospitals.
- The median here, $232.26, is 27% above the US median of $183.06.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Cincinnati, OH ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital lowest Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $147.68 | $196.90 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Hod Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.80 | $202.40 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Hod Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.80 | $202.40 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Hod Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.80 | $202.40 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $166.98 | $222.64 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $166.98 | $222.64 | — | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Electrocardiogram, Tracing Only File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.42 | $342.00 | $35.09–$342.00 | 49% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Standard Ekg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $226.00 | $565.00 | — | 60% |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB ECG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $238.51 | $238.51 | — | — |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Electrocardiogram File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $455.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Electrocardiogram File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $455.00 | — | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, ROUTINE ECG WITH AT LEAST 12 LEADS; TRACING ONLY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $422.00 | $422.00 | — | — |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $429.00 | $715.00 | $129.74–$132.34 | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC EKG PEDIATRIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $436.00 | $436.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $147.68, median $232.26, highest $429.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $226.00. 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.
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