EKG tracing cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $43.94 to $172.31, with a median of $93.35. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $49.41 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $165.42 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 EKG | $43.94 | $169.00 | $22.91–$135.20 | 74% | — source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN EKG | $63.18 | $243.00 | $21.00–$182.25 | 74% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 93005 12-Lead - EKG; Tracing Only | $69.00 | $69.00 | $4.20–$61.06 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $82.41 | $205.50 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $82.41 | $205.50 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $87.45 | $218.07 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $87.59 | $218.42 | $53.95–$196.58 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $87.81 | $218.96 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $87.81 | $218.96 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $54.34–$198.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $88.22 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.51 | $220.72 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.56 | $220.83 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.56 | $220.83 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.56 | $220.83 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.56 | $220.83 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $88.78 | $221.38 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $88.78 | $221.38 | $13.52–$312.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $89.23 | $222.51 | $54.96–$200.26 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY, SUBSEQUENT - ED ONLY | $93.35 | $219.64 | $13.52–$312.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY - EMERGENCY ROOM EKG TECH ONLY | $93.50 | $220.00 | $13.52–$312.00 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC EKG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $93.81 | $220.72 | $13.52–$312.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Routine electrocardiogram (EKG) with tracing using at least 12 leads | $98.02 | $186.00 | $44.77–$153.06 | 47% | — source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Routine electrocardiogram (EKG) with tracing using at least 12 leads | $98.02 | $186.00 | $41.13–$148.80 | 47% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 EKG | $120.98 | $230.00 | $79.75–$230.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG EKG 12LEAD TRACING ONLY WO REPORT/INTERP | $124.03 | $258.40 | $41.78–$310.00 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG EKG 12LEAD TRACING ONLY WO REPORT/INTERP | $124.03 | $258.40 | $41.78–$310.00 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 EKG | $135.33 | $300.00 | $79.75–$341.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 EKG | $145.04 | $392.00 | $0.18–$352.80 | 63% | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG EKG 12LEAD TRACING ONLY WO REPORT/INTERP | $172.31 | $307.70 | $56.21–$326.61 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG EKG 12LEAD TRACING ONLY WO REPORT/INTERP | $172.31 | $307.70 | $51.55–$379.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG EKG 12LEAD TRACING ONLY WO REPORT/INTERP | $172.31 | $307.70 | $51.55–$379.00 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP - ER | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP - IA | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP-NIVC | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP - PRC | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 EKG 12 LEADS TRACE W/O INTERP - PUL | $399.00 | $399.00 | $22.24–$399.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $43.94, median $93.35, highest $172.31 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $98.02. 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 20 of 21 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.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $11.69 | file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $17.23 | file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $17.23 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $17.31 | file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $17.42 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNPR EKG, TRACE WO/READ | $17.56 | file |