EKG tracing cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $112.00 to $511.88, with a median of $222.30. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $110.30 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $185.25 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 18 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Electrocardiogram Tracing | $112.00 | $320.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $95.08–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation Cleveland, OH · (216) 448-6400 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $222.30 | $342.00 | $96.72–$342.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $260.25 | $347.00 | $159.62–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $260.25 | $347.00 | $159.62–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $150.93–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $179.40–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $179.40–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $179.40–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $179.40–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $141.18–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $292.50 | $390.00 | $166.92–$351.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $305.25 | $407.00 | $203.50–$366.30 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $305.25 | $407.00 | $157.51–$366.30 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $306.00 | $510.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $511.88 | $511.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $112.00, median $222.30, highest $511.88 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $237.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 20 of 20 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93005 ($182.65). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OHEKG TRACING | $11.25 | file |