EKG tracing cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 20 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $28.92 to $225.07, with a median of $119.19. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center — $90.27 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $129.51 at 40 hospitals.
- The median here, $119.19, is 35% below the US median of $183.06.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 10 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 28, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center lowest Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 ECG 12 LEAD TRAC ONLY ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $28.92 | $112.00 | $6.70–$112.00 | 74% |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 728-3000 ECG 12 LEAD TRAC ONLY ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $31.07 | $112.00 | $5.95–$112.00 | 72% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $72.39 | $370.00 | $7.85–$271.00 | 80% |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ · (520) 381-6300 ED EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $106.97 | $543.00 | $9.11–$407.25 | 80% |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $110.77 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 80% |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ · (623) 832-4000 ED EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 19, 2026 · source file | $111.32 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 79% |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 543-2000 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $112.94 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 79% |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 854-5050 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $114.57 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 79% |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ · (480) 394-4000 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $117.29 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 78% |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 ED EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $118.92 | $543.00 | $6.13–$433.00 | 78% |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 412-3000 ED EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $119.46 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 78% |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ · (623) 524-4000 ED EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $124.89 | $543.00 | $6.13–$433.00 | 77% |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 321-2000 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $124.89 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 77% |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 327-4000 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $124.89 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 77% |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS File of Sep 22, 2026 · source file | $125.43 | $543.00 | $6.13–$433.00 | 77% |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 EKG TRACING ROUTINE 12+ LEADS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 24, 2026 · source file | $133.58 | $543.00 | $16.43–$433.00 | 75% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $177.30 | $951.00 | $6.70–$776.97 | 81% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $192.32 | $745.00 | $6.70–$573.65 | 74% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $215.07 | $951.00 | $6.70–$776.97 | 77% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $225.07 | $599.00 | $6.70–$599.00 | 62% |
| St Joseph's Westgate Medical Center Glendale, AZ · (602) 406-8225 ECG 12 LEAD TRAC ONLY ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $225.07 | $599.00 | $6.70–$485.19 | 62% |
Outpatient: lowest $28.92, median $119.19, highest $225.07 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $119.46. 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 20 of 20 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $11.23 | file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZHc Routine Ecg; Tracing Only | $18.00 | file |