EKG tracing cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 14 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $120.25 to $484.00, with a median of $286.60. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $166.35 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $182.70 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $120.25 | $185.00 | $12.03–$175.75 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $241.80 | $372.00 | $15.17–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $261.20 | $653.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $261.20 | $653.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $261.20 | $653.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $261.20 | $653.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $261.20 | $653.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $312.00 | $480.00 | $12.99–$460.80 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $367.90 | $566.00 | $14.12–$566.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Electrocardiogram report | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ ECG ROUTINE | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ ECG, Routine 12 Lead, Tracing Only | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ EKG HEART CENTER | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ EKG HEART CENTER | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ECG, Routine 12 Lead, Tracing Only | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ECG ROUTINE | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ 12 lead EKG/tracing | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Electrocardiogram report | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ECG ROUTINE | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ECG, Routine 12 Lead, Tracing Only | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ EKG HEART CENTER | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ 12 lead EKG/tracing | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 EKG HEART CENTER | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ECG, Routine 12 Lead, Tracing Only | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ 12 lead EKG/tracing | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Electrocardiogram report | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 12 lead EKG/tracing | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Electrocardiogram report | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ECG ROUTINE | $461.85 | $461.85 | — | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 EKG | $484.00 | $484.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 EKG | $484.00 | $484.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $120.25, median $286.60, highest $484.00 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 22 facilities here, median $261.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 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.