EKG tracing cost in Hartford, CT — inpatient
In Hartford, CT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge as an inpatient: from $123.00 to $138.60, with a median of $136.95. The lowest listed price is at Connecticut Children's — $13.95 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $150.70 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 93005, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Hartford, CT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 12 Lead Ekg; Tracing Only | $123.00 | $205.00 | $17.66–$183.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Connecticut Children's lowest Hartford, CT · (860) 545-9000 12 Lead Ekg; Tracing Only | $123.00 | $205.00 | $17.66–$183.97 | 40% | — source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford, CT · (860) 714-5541 HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $136.95 | $249.00 | $34.02–$252.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital Hartford, CT HC Ecg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $138.60 | $252.00 | $56.56–$252.00 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $123.00, median $136.95, highest $138.60 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $137.78 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.