EKG tracing cost in Peoria, IL — inpatient
In Peoria, IL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $37.80 to $536.00, with a median of $536.00. The lowest listed price is at Hopedale Medical Complex — $498.20 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $230.89 at 104 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 15, 2026 and Apr 15, 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 Peoria, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopedale Medical Complex lowest Hopedale, IL · (309) 449-3321 RHYTHM STRIP | $37.80 | $54.00 | $6.49–$11.64 | 30% | — source file |
| Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale, IL · (309) 449-3321 EKG 12 LEAD SUBSEQUENT | $242.55 | $346.50 | $6.49–$74.71 | 30% | — source file |
| Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale, IL · (309) 449-3321 EKG 12 LEAD | $242.55 | $346.50 | $6.49–$74.71 | 30% | — source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL · (309) 467-2371 Electrocardiogram Tracing Only | $245.00 | $245.00 | $6.48–$161.95 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka, IL · (309) 467-2371 Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $245.00 | $245.00 | $6.48–$161.95 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria, IL · (309) 672-5522 Electrocardiogram Tracing Only | $536.00 | $536.00 | $6.48–$268.00 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Proctor Community Hospital Peoria, IL · (309) 691-1000 Electrocardiogram Tracing Only | $536.00 | $536.00 | $6.67–$268.00 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Pekin Memorial Hospital Pekin, IL · (309) 347-1151 Electrocardiogram Tracing Only | $536.00 | $536.00 | $6.48–$268.00 | — | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $37.80, median $536.00, highest $536.00 — a 14.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $536.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 5 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.