Doctor visits and therapy CPT 93005 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

EKG tracing cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $151.83 to $151.83, with a median of $151.83. Across Utah, the median is $260.40 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$151.83University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$151.83half pay less
Highest$151.83in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only $151.83 $216.90 $43.03–$63.40 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $151.83, median $151.83, highest $151.83.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $260.40 — 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 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.