EKG tracing cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $197.00 to $353.58, with a median of $353.58. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $156.58 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $336.05 at 35 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 ECG Acquisition | $197.00 | $197.00 | $39.40–$141.84 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Electrocardiogram | $203.00 | $203.00 | $40.60–$146.16 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 ECG MULTIPLE | $203.00 | $203.00 | $40.60–$146.16 | — | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 ECG 12 Lead (BCE) | $203.00 | $203.00 | $40.60–$146.16 | — | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING, ED | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING, ED | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING, ED | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $353.58 | $498.00 | $51.37–$423.30 | 29% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $197.00, median $353.58, highest $353.58 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $353.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 4 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.