EKG tracing cost in Redding, CA — inpatient
In Redding, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $116.61 to $655.72, with a median of $386.17. The lowest listed price is at Dignity Health — $269.56 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $338.00 at 165 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Redding, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Redding, CA ECG 12 LEAD TRAC ONLY PO | $116.61 | $230.00 | $207.00–$225.40 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CA ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $323.98 | $639.00 | $575.10–$626.22 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| James D. Tate MD Redding, CA · (530) 225-8700 EKG 12 LEAD | $655.72 | $655.72 | — | — | — source file |
| James D. Tate MD Redding, CA · (530) 225-8700 EKG TRACING ONLY | $655.72 | $655.72 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $116.61, median $386.17, highest $655.72 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $116.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.