EKG tracing cost in Dickinson, ND — inpatient
In Dickinson, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge (one side of the body) as an inpatient: from $191.52 to $191.52, with a median of $191.52. Across North Dakota, the median is $155.79 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center one side Dickinson, ND · (701) 456-4000 EKG 12 LEAD TRACE RT | $191.52 | $304.00 | $212.80–$294.88 | 37% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
One side of the body : lowest $191.52, median $191.52, highest $191.52.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $191.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson, NDEKG 12 LEAD TRACE WHC FAC | $11.34 | file |