EKG tracing cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $170.70 to $376.50, with a median of $278.85. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Portland — $108.15 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $235.72 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 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 23, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Portland lowest Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $170.70 | $170.70 | $52.20–$228.38 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $229.50 | $270.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $229.50 | $270.00 | — | 15% | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $274.95 | $423.00 | $26.17–$212.26 | 35% | — source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC EKG | $278.85 | $429.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC EKG | $300.95 | $463.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 HB Ekg Tracing Only | $369.85 | $569.00 | $53.00–$569.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 HB Ekg Tracing Only | $369.85 | $569.00 | $51.15–$569.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $376.50 | $502.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $376.50 | $502.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $376.50 | $502.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $376.50 | $502.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $376.50 | $502.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $801.45 | $1,233.00 | $26.17–$212.26 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $170.70, median $278.85, highest $376.50 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $278.85. 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 3 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 93005 ($182.65). 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.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORPR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $11.70 | file |