EKG tracing cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $23.10 to $375.90, with a median of $274.26. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Hospital Levelland — $251.16 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $271.92 at 102 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 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 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hospital Levelland lowest Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC PR 93005 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R RHC | $23.10 | $55.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $149.52 | $356.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $161.70 | $385.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $274.26 | $653.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $274.26 | $653.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $318.00 | $318.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing | $318.00 | $318.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care Lubbock, TX HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $375.90 | $895.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $375.90 | $895.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $375.90 | $895.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.10, median $274.26, highest $375.90 — a 16.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $346.95. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.