EKG tracing cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $21.60 to $21.60, with a median of $21.60. Across Ohio, the median is $185.25 at 91 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Electrocardiogram Complete | $21.60 | $24.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Electrocardiogram Tracing | $21.60 | $24.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ekg Recording - Med Park | $433.80 | $482.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ekg 12 Leads Tracing Only(Peds | $433.80 | $482.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ekg Recording - Occ Health | $433.80 | $482.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ekg 12 Leads Tracing (Ped Medp | $433.80 | $482.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Ekg Recording - Ctc | $433.80 | $482.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $21.60, median $21.60, highest $21.60.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $263.10 — 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.
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.
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OHElectrocardiogram Report | $11.70 | file |