Doctor visits and therapy CPT 93005 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

EKG tracing cost in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $25.00 to $380.80, with a median of $380.80. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $355.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $338.00 at 103 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$25.00NorthBay Medical Center
Median$380.80half pay less
Highest$380.80in this market
Difference15.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Vallejo, CA.

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Lowest $25.00Highest $1,694.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg - Technical Fee $25.00 $25.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg-Technical Fee $25.00 $25.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg - Technical Fee $25.00 $25.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg-Technical Fee $25.00 $25.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pf 12 Lead Ekg Tracing Only $27.88 $27.88 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pf 12 Lead Ekg Tracing Only $27.88 $27.88 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R $380.80 $680.00 — 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 ECG ROUTINE ECG W/LEAST 12 LDS TRCG ONLY W/O I&R $380.80 $680.00 — 44% —
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pediatric- Ekg Procedure $724.00 $724.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Pediatric- Ekg Procedure $724.00 $724.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg Tracing Only $796.00 $796.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Ekg Tracing Only $796.00 $796.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Electrocardiogram, Tracing Onl $1,694.00 $1,694.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Repeat Electrocardiogram $1,694.00 $1,694.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Electrocardiogram, Tracing Onl $1,694.00 $1,694.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Repeat Electrocardiogram $1,694.00 $1,694.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $25.00, median $380.80, highest $380.80 — a 15.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 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.