EKG tracing cost in Sacramento, CA — inpatient
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $380.80 to $380.80, with a median of $380.80. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $338.00 at 103 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest 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 - Roseville lowest 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 |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $380.80, median $380.80, highest $380.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $380.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.