EKG tracing cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $226.20 to $430.80, with a median of $226.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $209.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $226.20 | $377.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $226.20 | $377.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $226.20 | $377.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $226.20 | $377.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $430.80 | $1,436.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $1,171.80 | $1,953.00 | $57.56–$58.71 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $226.20, median $226.20, highest $430.80 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $202.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.