EKG tracing cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $65.00 to $332.30, with a median of $74.98. The lowest listed price is at MaineHealth — $9.98 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $74.98 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MaineHealth lowest Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC ECG TRACING | $65.00 | $65.00 | $5.85–$32.50 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME ECG TRACING 12-LEAD | $67.86 | $261.00 | $169.65–$194.71 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC ECG TRACING | $71.35 | $71.35 | $60.65–$67.07 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG PASS | $78.60 | $131.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $79.04 | $304.00 | $197.60–$226.78 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG BY WELLS CARDIOLOGY | $88.20 | $147.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG BY WUC | $99.60 | $166.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG | $99.60 | $166.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG BY ASP | $99.60 | $166.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG | $99.60 | $166.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 EKG BY WALKIN CLINIC | $99.60 | $166.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC ECG TRACING | $209.40 | $209.40 | $154.03–$196.84 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC ECG TRACING | $287.70 | $287.70 | $203.12–$271.59 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC ECG TRACING | $332.30 | $332.30 | $244.44–$312.36 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $65.00, median $74.98, highest $332.30 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $74.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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 1 it is 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.