EKG tracing cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $194.70 to $380.80, with a median of $380.80. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Northern California — $186.10 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $338.00 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $194.70 | $194.70 | $6.66–$107.18 | — | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $380.80 | $680.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $380.80 | $680.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $380.80 | $680.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $194.70, median $380.80, highest $380.80 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $380.80. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.