EKG tracing cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient
In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $62.70 to $87.78, with a median of $78.32. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden — $15.62 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $70.95 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden lowest West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $62.70 | $418.00 | $158.84–$334.40 | 85% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC ED EKG 12 LEAD | $63.60 | $318.00 | $120.84–$286.20 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | $6.97–$446.00 | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $82.28 | $374.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $83.28 | $347.00 | $131.86–$312.30 | 76% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $83.60 | $418.00 | $158.84–$376.20 | 80% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | $158.84–$376.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | $158.84–$376.20 | 79% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | $158.84–$376.20 | 79% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $62.70, median $78.32, highest $87.78 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $78.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.
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.