EKG tracing cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $19.35 to $296.00, with a median of $112.53. The lowest listed price is at CHI Health Bergan Mercy and 4 other hospitals — $93.18 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $243.38 at 51 hospitals.
- The median here, $112.53, is 39% below the US median of $183.06.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 7 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC EKG FIRESCREEN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.35 | $45.00 | $7.20–$138.45 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC EKG FIRESCREEN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.35 | $45.00 | $7.20–$138.45 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs lowest Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC EKG FIRESCREEN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.35 | $45.00 | $6.75–$136.44 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands lowest Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC EKG FIRESCREEN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.35 | $45.00 | $7.65–$138.45 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside lowest Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC EKG FIRESCREEN File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $19.35 | $45.00 | $6.30–$138.45 | 57% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ECG in ED+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $76.50 | $255.00 | $23.83–$284.00 | 70% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ECG tracing only without interp and report+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $294.00 | $23.83–$284.00 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ECG Pediatric+5 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $91.80 | $255.00 | $23.83–$284.00 | 64% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ECG tracing only without interp and report+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $105.84 | $294.00 | $23.83–$284.00 | 64% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $133.25 | $205.00 | $37.41–$529.41 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $133.25 | $205.00 | $37.41–$529.41 | 35% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $137.25 | $183.00 | $60.96–$124.36 | 25% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $141.50 | $283.00 | $104.71–$277.34 | 50% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING File of Mar 5, 2026 · source file | $144.75 | $193.00 | $60.96–$124.36 | 25% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC EKG PACER W WO MAGNET File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $448.00 | $13.67–$380.80 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC EKG PACER W WO MAGNET File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $448.00 | $13.67–$380.80 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC EKG PACER W WO MAGNET File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $448.00 | $13.67–$380.80 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC EKG PACER W WO MAGNET File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $448.00 | $13.67–$380.80 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC EKG PACER W WO MAGNET File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.64 | $448.00 | $13.67–$380.80 | 57% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $466.00 | $13.67–$396.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $466.00 | $13.67–$396.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $466.00 | $13.67–$396.10 | 57% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $466.00 | $13.67–$396.10 | 57% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $200.38 | $466.00 | $13.67–$396.10 | 57% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $237.05 | $296.31 | $138.65–$290.39 | 20% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 EKG TRACING ONLY W/O I R+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $289.50 | $386.00 | — | 25% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC EKG ROUTINE File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $296.00 | $296.00 | $61.26–$296.00 | — |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W-LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W-O IANDR File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | $23.83–$3,991.40 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W-LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W-O IANDR+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | $23.83–$5,016.20 | 64% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.35, median $112.53, highest $296.00 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $47.93. 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 11 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 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 EKG tracing is, what the price covers and why prices differ: EKG tracing explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93005 ($188.50). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IAHC RHC EKG TRACNG ONLY | $9.00 | file |