EKG tracing cost in Toledo, OH
In Toledo, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $27.00 to $168.00, with a median of $136.26. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo — $109.26 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $185.25 at 91 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 1, 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 Toledo, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo lowest Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 PR ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R | $27.00 | $45.00 | $5.36–$20.28 | 40% | — source file |
| Fulton County Health Center Wauseon, OH · (419) 335-2015 ECG Electrocardiogram (EKG) | $136.26 | $194.66 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wood County Hospital Association Bowling Green, OH · (419) 354-8900 EKG | $168.00 | $168.00 | $131.04–$162.96 | — | — source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC >= 12 LEAD EKG | $213.00 | $355.00 | $88.75–$273.35 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.00, median $136.26, highest $168.00 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $168.00. 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 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.