EKG tracing cost in Milwaukee, WI — inpatient
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $45.58 to $349.80, with a median of $215.00. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute and 1 other hospital — $169.42 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $140.00 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute lowest Mequon, WI HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $45.58 | $86.00 | $10.03–$29.56 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $45.58 | $86.00 | $10.03–$29.56 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 ECG TRACING ONLY | $140.00 | $280.00 | $168.00–$10,016.81 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 ECG TRACING ONLY | $147.50 | $295.00 | $177.00–$250.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM CAR | $161.98 | $294.50 | $206.15–$279.78 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM CAR | $161.98 | $294.50 | $206.15–$279.78 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 ECG TRACING ONLY | $167.50 | $335.00 | $201.00–$284.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 ECG TRACING ONLY | $215.00 | $430.00 | $258.00–$365.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 ECG TRACING ONLY | $225.00 | $450.00 | $270.00–$382.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI ECG TRACING ONLY | $285.00 | $570.00 | $342.00–$484.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 ECG TRACING ONLY | $285.00 | $570.00 | $342.00–$484.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI ECG TRACING ONLY | $285.00 | $570.00 | $342.00–$484.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 ECG TRACING ONLY | $335.00 | $670.00 | $402.00–$569.50 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC EKG | $349.80 | $660.00 | $10.03–$29.56 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC EKG | $349.80 | $660.00 | $10.03–$29.56 | 47% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $45.58, median $215.00, highest $349.80 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $260.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 10 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.