Doctor visits and therapy CPT 93005 Outpatient

EKG tracing cost in Missoula, MT

In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $153.60 to $153.60, with a median of $153.60. Across Montana, the median is $142.40 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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.

Lowest$153.60St. Patrick Hospital
Median$153.60half pay less
Highest$153.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY $153.60 $192.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $153.60, median $153.60, highest $153.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $153.60. 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.