EKG tracing cost in Lincoln, NE
In Lincoln, NE, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $51.50 to $54.28, with a median of $52.89. The lowest listed price is at Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center — $1.39 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $133.25 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Lincoln, NE.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center lowest Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC EKG ROUTINE | $51.50 | $103.00 | $11.55–$127.27 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC EKGM ROUTINE | $54.28 | $118.00 | $11.55–$127.27 | 54% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln, NE · (402) 328-3000 HC EKGM 15 LEAD | $218.96 | $476.00 | $11.55–$390.32 | 54% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln, NE · (402) 219-7700 HC EKG 15 LEAD | $221.50 | $443.00 | $11.55–$376.55 | 50% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.50, median $52.89, highest $54.28 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $52.89. 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 2 of 2 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.