EKG tracing cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $30.60 to $479.40, with a median of $182.70. The lowest listed price is at Monogahela Valley Hospital — $152.10 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $182.70 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 93005, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monogahela Valley Hospital lowest Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 EKG W/O INTERPRETATION | $30.60 | $51.00 | $13.72–$62.50 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $76.80 | $128.00 | $11.51–$117.76 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $85.80 | $143.00 | $11.51–$117.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 REPEAT EKG ER | $110.40 | $184.00 | $49.50–$225.49 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .EKG | $123.00 | $205.00 | $69.09–$159.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $123.00 | $205.00 | $69.09–$159.90 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $132.00 | $264.00 | $4.38–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $158.40 | $264.00 | $11.51–$232.32 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 EKG W/RHYTHM STRIP (FP-AVELLA) | $182.70 | $261.00 | $12.03–$187.92 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 EKG W/RHYTM STRIP-INTER ONLY | $182.70 | $261.00 | $12.03–$187.92 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 EKG WITH RHYTHM STRIP | $182.70 | $261.00 | $12.03–$187.92 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 EKG TRACING ONLY WO INT/RPT | $200.40 | $334.00 | $11.51–$283.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $200.40 | $334.00 | $11.51–$283.90 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $256.80 | $428.00 | $6.03–$385.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $386.40 | $644.00 | $11.51–$547.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $395.40 | $659.00 | $11.51–$593.10 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $396.00 | $792.00 | $4.38–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TC | $431.40 | $719.00 | $193.41–$881.13 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $436.20 | $727.00 | $11.51–$617.95 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 EKG TRACING WO INTERP & RPT | $479.40 | $799.00 | $11.51–$679.15 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.60, median $182.70, highest $479.40 — a 15.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $179.40. 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 13 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 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.