EKG tracing cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 21 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $46.90 to $2,559.27, with a median of $348.48. The lowest listed price is at Bates County Memorial Hospital — $301.58 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $184.60 at 65 hospitals.
- The median here, $348.48, is 90% above the US median of $183.06.
- That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 14 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates County Memorial Hospital lowest Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM: TRACING ONL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $46.90 | $67.00 | $56.95–$59.09 | 30% |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $773.51 | $14.22–$618.81 | 93% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $55.00 | $773.51 | $14.22–$714.72 | 93% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $681.53 | $14.70–$681.53 | 91% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Bill Only EKG 12 Lead+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $70.95 | $129.00 | $10.79–$160.00 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 EKG 12 Lead+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $70.95 | $129.00 | $10.79–$160.00 | 45% |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood, KS · (913) 529-1801 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING File of Apr 26, 2026 · source file | $100.53 | $290.00 | $92.71–$125.27 | 65% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 ECG-12 LEAD-ER File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $152.94 | $218.48 | $59.09–$185.71 | 30% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 PACU EKG +8 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $168.00 | $603.00 | $168.24–$492.05 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Cardiology EKG+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $194.59 | $671.00 | $52.15–$563.00 | 71% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 EKG File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $297.55 | $425.07 | $59.09–$361.31 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 ECG ROUTINE 12 LEAD CARD SECT CAR Tech+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.48 | $726.00 | $21.90–$653.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 ECG ROUTINE 12 LEAD CARD SECT CAR Tech+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $348.48 | $726.00 | $21.90–$653.40 | 52% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 EKG TRACING ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $420.41 | $420.41 | $20.86–$420.41 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 EKG TECHNICAL 93005 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $423.50 | $605.00 | $78.65–$610.00 | 30% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $748.24 | $748.24 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $748.24 | $748.24 | — | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 EKG TRACING ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,161.28 | $1,161.28 | $20.86–$3,775.00 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 EKG TRACING ONLY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,428.70 | $1,428.70 | $185.73–$1,285.83 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 EKG TRACING ONLY+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,555.17 | $1,555.17 | $20.86–$3,775.00 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 EKG TRACING ONLY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,659.72 | $1,659.72 | $215.76–$1,659.72 | — |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,033.38 | $2,033.38 | $20.86–$3,775.00 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,559.27 | $2,559.27 | $20.86–$3,775.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $46.90, median $348.48, highest $2,559.27 — a 54.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $194.59. 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 14 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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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