EKG tracing cost in Seattle, WA — inpatient
In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $102.44 to $269.60, with a median of $178.08. The lowest listed price is at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — $75.64 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $181.09 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY SUBSEQUENT | $102.44 | $197.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett lowest Everett, WA · (425) 261-2000 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $102.44 | $197.00 | — | 48% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA · (253) 588-1711 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $147.72 | $512.47 | $368.98–$384.36 | 71% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA · (253) 530-2050 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $155.87 | $512.47 | $368.98–$384.36 | 70% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien, WA · (206) 431-5237 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $156.49 | $512.47 | $220.37–$461.23 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA · (253) 944-8100 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $160.83 | $512.47 | $368.98–$384.36 | 69% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA · (253) 627-4101 HC EKG 12 LEAD | $169.73 | $512.47 | $368.98–$384.36 | 67% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $178.08 | $371.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA · (425) 313-4000 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $178.08 | $371.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle, WA · (206) 320-2000 HC ECG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $178.08 | $371.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC EKG 12 LEAD | $181.09 | $512.47 | $143.50–$461.23 | 65% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA · (425) 688-5000 Hc Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $188.50 | $377.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA · (206) 223-6600 ECG TRACING ONLY | $191.76 | $376.00 | $240.83–$300.80 | 49% | — source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA · (360) 435-2133 HC EKG TRACING ONLY | $208.00 | $260.00 | $22.10–$234.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA · (206) 326-3000 "EKG 12 LEAD TRACING ONLY, FAC FEE" | $269.60 | $337.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $102.44, median $178.08, highest $269.60 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $165.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.