EKG tracing cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $147.10 to $428.89, with a median of $279.72. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - St Louis — $132.62 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $194.50 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $147.10 | $147.10 | $5.10–$100.98 | — | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 ECG Rhythm Report | $176.00 | $220.00 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Ekg Child 0-16yr | $202.80 | $312.00 | $20.28–$280.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $218.40 | $336.00 | $57.96–$73.86 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $224.90 | $346.00 | $22.49–$346.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $253.50 | $390.00 | $36.16–$200.57 | 35% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC EKG | $258.48 | $359.00 | $23.40–$359.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $300.95 | $463.00 | $38.06–$200.57 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Ekg Child 0-16yr | $300.95 | $463.00 | $38.06–$200.57 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $322.40 | $496.00 | $38.06–$200.57 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC EKG | $326.88 | $454.00 | $51.86–$454.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC EKG | $344.16 | $478.00 | $22.28–$478.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC EKG | $365.76 | $508.00 | $22.28–$508.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 NI-EKG, 12 LEADS | $428.89 | $714.82 | $714.82 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $147.10, median $279.72, highest $428.89 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $292.68. 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 7 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.