EKG tracing cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $57.00 to $790.50, with a median of $790.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $733.50 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $271.92 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 Mar 5, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG EKG PROC 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG NON-INVASIVE PROC 12 LEAD EKG (PROSOLVE) | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG EKG PROC 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG NON-INVASIVE PROC 12 LEAD EKG (PROSOLVE) | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG RESPIRATORY PROC 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY | $57.00 | $245.00 | $15.86–$210.00 | 77% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY | $58.31 | $723.55 | $56.27–$82.96 | 92% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens Texas Galveston, TX · (409) 770-6600 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $140.20 | $140.20 | $5.10–$118.27 | — | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $290.50 | $581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PORTABLE | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP PORT | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PORTABLE | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP PORT | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP PORT | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD 2MIN RHYTHM STRIP | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PORTABLE | $306.19 | $457.00 | $123.39–$434.15 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECG, TRACING ONLY W/O INTERP & REPORT | $307.53 | $459.00 | $123.93–$436.05 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECG, TRACING ONLY W/O INTERP & REPORT | $307.53 | $459.00 | $123.93–$436.05 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ECG, TRACING ONLY W/O INTERP & REPORT | $307.53 | $459.00 | $123.93–$436.05 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG, TRACING | $462.97 | $691.00 | $186.57–$656.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG, TRACING | $462.97 | $691.00 | $186.57–$656.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM-EKG, TRACING | $462.97 | $691.00 | $186.57–$656.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE&POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT | $582.23 | $869.00 | $234.63–$825.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE&POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT | $582.23 | $869.00 | $234.63–$825.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE&POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT | $582.23 | $869.00 | $234.63–$825.55 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE & POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT, TRACING | $583.57 | $871.00 | $235.17–$827.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE & POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT, TRACING | $583.57 | $871.00 | $235.17–$827.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 824-1000 TC PRE & POST 15LEAD EKG + 6LEAD RHY STRP CV PORT, TRACING | $583.57 | $871.00 | $235.17–$827.45 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $790.50 | $1,581.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $57.00, median $790.50, highest $790.50 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $790.50. 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 4 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.