Doctor visits and therapy CPT 93005 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

EKG tracing cost in Elizabeth City, NC — inpatient

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $135.00 to $135.00, with a median of $135.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $205.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$135.00Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$135.00half pay less
Highest$135.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $135.00Highest $226.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Ekg/Bbtg/R $135.00 $270.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 93005 Ecg 12-Lead - Ed Tracing $135.00 $270.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chg Ecg 12-Lead Tracing Only $135.00 $270.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chg-Ecg-12 Lead Er Dept Trac $135.00 $270.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Electrocardiogram Tracing $226.50 $453.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $135.00, median $135.00, highest $135.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $135.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.