EKG cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation is $90.31 across 561 US hospitals; most list between $26.40 and $263.90. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 388 markets is $8.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 7, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Heart test costs
Lowest$8.00any market
Median market$89.92middle of market medians
Most below$263.909 in 10 hospitals
Listings545hospital prices
Compared with Medicare
$60.27 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $90.31 across 561 hospitals, is 1.5× that.
Researchers often measure hospital prices as a multiple of Medicare's rate, and it is a concrete number to mention when you ask a hospital for a cash discount. Source: CMS.
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for EKG, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $175.00 and the lowest a median of $27.99. At 348 of 445 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
Plan's rate starts at the median highest negotiated rate and cash at the national median; put in your own numbers. Nothing you type leaves your device. To price a whole year with premiums, use the insurance or cash calculator.
What is CPT 93000?
An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records the heart's electrical activity using 12 or more stickers placed on the chest, arms and legs. It checks heart rhythm and signs of heart strain or past heart attacks. This code includes the doctor's interpretation and report.
What the price covers
93000 covers both recording the tracing and the interpretation. In hospitals the tracing (93005) and interpretation (93010) are often billed separately, so the listed price may not match.
Why prices differ
Prices vary because hospitals often split the technical and professional parts, and chargemaster markups for this simple test differ widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 93000 includes the interpretation, or whether the tracing and the reading will be billed separately.
Prices by state
Among 31 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Arkansas ($25.96), Oklahoma ($33.13) and Georgia ($34.00), and highest in Ohio ($252.00), Nebraska ($178.20) and Minnesota ($174.22).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$33.00, 4 hospitals
- Alaska$120.00, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$43.50, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$25.96
- California$89.60
- Colorado$162.11
- Connecticut$212.30, 3 hospitals
- Florida$127.75
- Georgia$34.00
- Hawaii$110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$130.13
- Illinois$105.42
- Indiana$205.80, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$118.53
- Kansas$85.77
- Kentucky$143.40
- Louisiana$41.00
- Maine$136.38
- Maryland$136.70, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$160.00
- Michigan$98.13
- Minnesota$174.22
- Mississippi$42.00
- Missouri$42.00
- Montana$55.20
- Nebraska$178.20
- Nevada$215.20, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.23, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$32.63, 1 hospital
- New Mexico$80.16, 4 hospitals
- New York$61.30
- North Carolina$22.44, 1 hospital
- North Dakota$103.20
- Ohio$252.00
- Oklahoma$33.13
- Oregon$53.46
- Pennsylvania$65.00
- Puerto Rico$236.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$87.60, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$142.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$82.40
- Tennessee$86.63
- Texas$140.07
- Utah$42.11, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$163.15, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$84.70, 1 hospital
- Washington$102.44
- West Virginia$149.50
- Wisconsin$67.48
- Wyoming$180.00, 3 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | 1.0× |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $38.34 | $38.34 | $38.34 | 1.0× |
| Ackerman, MS single city | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | 1.0× |
| Aguadilla, PR | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 | $31.00 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $269.75 | $269.75 | $269.75 | 1.0× |
| Albany, MO single city | 1 | $157.25 | $157.25 | $157.25 | 1.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $49.40 | $49.40 | $49.40 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $445.60 | $445.60 | $445.60 | 1.0× |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| American Falls, ID single city | 1 | $89.90 | $89.90 | $89.90 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $27.20 | 1.0× |
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $158.48 | $158.48 | $158.48 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $612.00 | $612.00 | $612.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 2 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $40.44 | $40.44 | $40.44 | 1.0× |
| Armour, SD single city | 1 | $243.90 | $243.90 | $243.90 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 | $41.25 | 1.0× |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 | 1.0× |
| Atoka, OK single city | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 1.0× |
| Auburn, NY | 1 | $65.68 | $65.68 | $65.68 | 1.0× |
| Audubon, IA single city | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 | $200.00 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $140.07 | $140.07 | $140.07 | 1.0× |
| Bagley, MN single city | 1 | $128.80 | $128.80 | $128.80 | 1.0× |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $63.70 | $63.70 | $63.70 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $85.97 | $85.97 | $85.97 | 1.0× |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 1 | $198.40 | $198.40 | $198.40 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $62.40 | $131.55 | $200.70 | 3.2× |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 | $94.00 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $143.40 | $143.40 | $143.40 | 1.0× |
| Belmond, IA single city | 1 | $161.40 | $161.40 | $161.40 | 1.0× |
| Bend, OR | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 | $54.40 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $21.00 | $55.66 | $90.31 | 4.3× |
| Bishop, CA | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 | $18.00 | 1.0× |
| Black River Falls, WI single city | 1 | $244.80 | $244.80 | $244.80 | 1.0× |
| Blountstown, FL single city | 1 | $292.50 | $292.50 | $292.50 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 | $21.50 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 11 | $106.40 | $179.00 | $593.00 | 5.6× |
| Bowman, ND single city | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 | 1.0× |
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $55.20 | $55.20 | $55.20 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $314.00 | $314.00 | $314.00 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Britt, IA single city | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 | $159.00 | 1.0× |
| Brookville, PA single city | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $145.50 | $145.50 | $145.50 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $38.22 | $49.99 | $99.45 | 2.6× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $163.15 | $163.15 | $163.15 | 1.0× |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $131.75 | $131.75 | $131.75 | 1.0× |
| Calais, ME single city | 1 | $160.00 | $160.00 | $160.00 | 1.0× |
| Callaway, NE single city | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 | $180.00 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $178.20 | $178.20 | $178.20 | 1.0× |
| Cando, ND single city | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 2 | $185.40 | $227.58 | $269.75 | 1.5× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $278.40 | $278.40 | $278.40 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $54.27 | $54.27 | $54.27 | 1.0× |
| Celina, OH | 1 | $250.43 | $250.43 | $250.43 | 1.0× |
| Centerville, IA single city | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 | $125.00 | 1.0× |
| Centralia, WA | 1 | $214.52 | $214.52 | $214.52 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 | $229.00 | 1.0× |
| Charles City, IA single city | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $29.00 | $33.00 | $37.00 | 1.3× |
| Charlevoix, MI single city | 1 | $85.85 | $85.85 | $85.85 | 1.0× |
| Cherokee, IA single city | 1 | $97.20 | $97.20 | $97.20 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 4 | $17.64 | $25.90 | $93.89 | 5.3× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $37.00 | $37.00 | $37.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $232.05 | $232.05 | $232.05 | 1.0× |
| Clarinda, IA single city | 1 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $73.50 | 1.0× |
| Clarion, IA single city | 1 | $167.40 | $167.40 | $167.40 | 1.0× |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $190.50 | $190.50 | $190.50 | 1.0× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $95.55 | $95.55 | $95.55 | 1.0× |
| Clayton, GA single city | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 | $16.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 10 | $51.10 | $269.75 | $269.75 | 5.3× |
| Cody, WY | 1 | $244.00 | $244.00 | $244.00 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $176.00 | $176.00 | $176.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $252.00 | $272.58 | $293.15 | 1.2× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $184.94 | $184.94 | $184.94 | 1.0× |
| Corydon, IA single city | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 | $61.00 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $154.20 | $154.20 | $154.20 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $158.40 | $158.40 | $158.40 | 1.0× |
| Crosby, ND single city | 1 | $177.17 | $177.17 | $177.17 | 1.0× |
| Cuba, NY single city | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $78.00 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $209.00 | $209.00 | $209.00 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 11 | $200.70 | $200.70 | $492.99 | 2.5× |
| Danville, IL | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 | $525.00 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $286.20 | $286.20 | $286.20 | 1.0× |
| Dayton, TN single city | 1 | $30.60 | $30.60 | $30.60 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $47.60 | $47.60 | $47.60 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $18.24 | $18.24 | $18.24 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 | $205.80 | 1.0× |
| Denison, IA single city | 1 | $104.80 | $104.80 | $104.80 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 4 | $32.00 | $90.00 | $295.00 | 9.2× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 5 | $21.40 | $172.00 | $354.75 | 16.6× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $175.70 | $175.70 | $175.70 | 1.0× |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 | $34.00 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $30.36 | $30.36 | $30.36 | 1.0× |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $215.68 | $215.68 | $215.68 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $43.28 | $43.28 | $43.28 | 1.0× |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 | $44.25 | 1.0× |
| El Centro, CA | 2 | $57.53 | $145.33 | $233.12 | 4.1× |
| El Paso, TX | 2 | $9.41 | $9.41 | $9.41 | 1.0× |
| Elkader, IA single city | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 | $81.25 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart, KS single city | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 | $36.00 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $72.25 | $72.25 | $72.25 | 1.0× |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $184.94 | $184.94 | $184.94 | 1.0× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $38.63 | $38.63 | $38.63 | 1.0× |
| Erin, TN single city | 1 | $18.02 | $18.02 | $18.02 | 1.0× |
| Eureka, KS single city | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 | $92.00 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 | $35.70 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $285.60 | $285.60 | $285.60 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 | $428.00 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $224.83 | $224.83 | $224.83 | 1.0× |
| Faulkton, SD single city | 1 | $158.52 | $158.52 | $158.52 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | 1.0× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $83.85 | $83.85 | $83.85 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Fort Scott, KS single city | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | 1.0× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $162.11 | $162.11 | $162.11 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $140.80 | $140.80 | $140.80 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 | 1.0× |
| Gainesville, TX | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1.0× |
| Galena, IL single city | 1 | $169.26 | $169.26 | $169.26 | 1.0× |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 | $115.00 | 1.0× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 | $170.00 | 1.0× |
| Gaylord, MI single city | 1 | $131.75 | $131.75 | $131.75 | 1.0× |
| Glasgow, MT single city | 1 | $410.40 | $410.40 | $410.40 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $332.00 | $332.00 | $332.00 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $497.00 | $497.00 | $497.00 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $162.11 | $162.11 | $162.11 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 | $300.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $20.25 | $65.33 | $110.40 | 5.5× |
| Grants, NM single city | 1 | $45.32 | $45.32 | $45.32 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $192.80 | $192.80 | $192.80 | 1.0× |
| Grayling, MI single city | 1 | $131.75 | $131.75 | $131.75 | 1.0× |
| Great Bend, KS | 1 | $263.90 | $263.90 | $263.90 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT | 1 | $235.00 | $235.00 | $235.00 | 1.0× |
| Green Bay, WI | 1 | $193.38 | $193.38 | $193.38 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 | $243.75 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $279.65 | $279.65 | $279.65 | 1.0× |
| Hallock, MN single city | 1 | $225.00 | $225.00 | $225.00 | 1.0× |
| Hampton, IA single city | 1 | $77.40 | $77.40 | $77.40 | 1.0× |
| Harlan, IA single city | 1 | $172.84 | $172.84 | $172.84 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $212.30 | $212.30 | $212.30 | 1.0× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $112.06 | $112.06 | $112.06 | 1.0× |
| Haxtun, CO single city | 1 | $173.00 | $173.00 | $173.00 | 1.0× |
| Hazard, KY single city | 1 | $143.40 | $143.40 | $143.40 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $101.24 | $101.24 | $101.24 | 1.0× |
| Hemphill, TX single city | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 | $85.00 | 1.0× |
| Hermann, MO single city | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 | $75.60 | 1.0× |
| Hermiston-Pendleton, OR | 1 | $230.76 | $230.76 | $230.76 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $64.62 | $64.62 | $64.62 | 1.0× |
| Hiawassee, GA single city | 1 | $122.48 | $122.48 | $122.48 | 1.0× |
| Hillsboro, ND single city | 1 | $103.20 | $103.20 | $103.20 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 | $110.50 | 1.0× |
| Holdrege, NE single city | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 | $56.70 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 | $40.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $41.25 | $41.25 | $41.25 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA single city | 1 | $84.70 | $84.70 | $84.70 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $82.40 | $82.40 | $82.40 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $42.60 | $102.42 | $162.24 | 3.8× |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $46.58 | $46.58 | $46.58 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $35.00 | $129.50 | $224.00 | 6.4× |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $133.20 | $133.20 | $133.20 | 1.0× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $244.98 | $244.98 | $244.98 | 1.0× |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $132.83 | $132.83 | $132.83 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $78.00 | 1.0× |
| Janesville-Beloit, WI | 3 | $97.75 | $164.10 | $248.93 | 2.5× |
| Johnson, KS single city | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $181.20 | $181.20 | $181.20 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $42.00 | $42.00 | $42.00 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $13.00 | $40.45 | $67.90 | 5.2× |
| Kellogg, ID single city | 1 | $155.25 | $155.25 | $155.25 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $145.75 | $145.75 | $145.75 | 1.0× |
| Keosauqua, IA single city | 1 | $212.10 | $212.10 | $212.10 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Kimball, NE single city | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | 1.0× |
| Kingman, KS single city | 1 | $130.00 | $130.00 | $130.00 | 1.0× |
| Kinsley, KS single city | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 | $52.00 | 1.0× |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 1 | $53.46 | $53.46 | $53.46 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $162.11 | $162.11 | $162.11 | 1.0× |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $115.19 | $115.19 | $115.19 | 1.0× |
| La Grande, OR | 1 | $214.38 | $214.38 | $214.38 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $212.00 | $212.00 | $212.00 | 1.0× |
| Lakeview, OR single city | 1 | $43.35 | $43.35 | $43.35 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $11.50 | $11.50 | $64.98 | 5.7× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $206.40 | $206.40 | $206.40 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 3 | $73.15 | $113.47 | $117.80 | 1.6× |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $26.60 | $26.60 | $26.60 | 1.0× |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $150.72 | $150.72 | $150.72 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $149.06 | $149.06 | $149.06 | 1.0× |
| Linton, ND single city | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 | $137.00 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $80.74 | $80.74 | $80.74 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $10.78 | $10.78 | $10.78 | 1.0× |
| Littlefield, TX single city | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $16.40 | $836.90 | $1,657.40 | 101.1× |
| Louisville, MS single city | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 | $58.65 | 1.0× |
| Lovelock, NV single city | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 | $224.00 | 1.0× |
| Lubbock, TX | 2 | $26.46 | $76.38 | $126.30 | 4.8× |
| Lyons, KS single city | 1 | $42.75 | $42.75 | $42.75 | 1.0× |
| Machias, ME single city | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 | $119.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $163.15 | $163.15 | $163.15 | 1.0× |
| Malta, MT single city | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, CT single city | 1 | $315.30 | $315.30 | $315.30 | 1.0× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 | $27.30 | 1.0× |
| Manistee, MI single city | 1 | $131.75 | $131.75 | $131.75 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Marietta, OH | 2 | $31.23 | $31.23 | $31.23 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $38.10 | $38.10 | $38.10 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $32.76 | $32.76 | $32.76 | 1.0× |
| Martin, SD single city | 1 | $175.50 | $175.50 | $175.50 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $150.80 | $150.80 | $150.80 | 1.0× |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $61.23 | $61.55 | $62.43 | 1.0× |
| Mayagüez, PR | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 | $23.00 | 1.0× |
| Mayville, ND single city | 1 | $103.20 | $103.20 | $103.20 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $14.80 | $14.80 | $14.80 | 1.0× |
| McPherson, KS | 1 | $68.82 | $68.82 | $68.82 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $160.82 | $160.82 | $160.82 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $113.10 | $225.23 | $337.35 | 3.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 1 | $31.58 | $31.58 | $31.58 | 1.0× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $31.72 | $31.72 | $31.72 | 1.0× |
| Mobridge, SD single city | 1 | $236.00 | $236.00 | $236.00 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 | 1.0× |
| Monroeville, AL single city | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 | 1.0× |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $45.00 | 1.0× |
| Montpelier, ID single city | 1 | $221.00 | $221.00 | $221.00 | 1.0× |
| Montrose, PA single city | 1 | $129.50 | $129.50 | $129.50 | 1.0× |
| Morehead, KY single city | 1 | $16.50 | $16.50 | $16.50 | 1.0× |
| Morrilton, AR single city | 1 | $50.52 | $50.52 | $50.52 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $132.75 | $132.75 | $132.75 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | 1.0× |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $91.00 | $124.94 | $158.87 | 1.7× |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 | $76.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $22.44 | $22.44 | $22.44 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $32.84 | $32.84 | $32.84 | 1.0× |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $25.96 | $42.48 | $59.00 | 2.3× |
| Muskogee, OK | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 | $20.80 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 | $142.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 1.0× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 | $24.75 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $26.40 | $61.58 | $105.48 | 4.0× |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $15.60 | $28.30 | $41.00 | 2.6× |
| New Hampton, IA single city | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 | $81.25 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| New Martinsville, WV single city | 1 | $293.50 | $293.50 | $293.50 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $9.66 | $85.88 | $170.28 | 17.6× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 2 | $269.75 | $287.65 | $305.54 | 1.1× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 14 | $14.72 | $58.60 | $492.60 | 33.5× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $89.26 | $89.26 | $89.26 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Oelwein, IA single city | 1 | $81.25 | $81.25 | $81.25 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $46.02 | $46.02 | $46.02 | 1.0× |
| Ord, NE single city | 1 | $36.90 | $36.90 | $36.90 | 1.0× |
| Osborne, KS single city | 1 | $621.00 | $621.00 | $621.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Paintsville, KY single city | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 | $136.80 | 1.0× |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 | $30.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $190.50 | $190.50 | $190.50 | 1.0× |
| Parsons, KS single city | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 | 1.0× |
| Paulidng, OH single city | 1 | $211.65 | $211.65 | $211.65 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 | $33.60 | 1.0× |
| Perryton, TX single city | 1 | $237.00 | $237.00 | $237.00 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia, MS single city | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 | $31.50 | 1.0× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 | $81.60 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, KY | 3 | $136.80 | $143.40 | $143.40 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 | 1.0× |
| Plainview, TX | 1 | $26.46 | $26.46 | $26.46 | 1.0× |
| Plainville, KS single city | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 | $22.50 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 | $21.60 | 1.0× |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $115.20 | $115.20 | $115.20 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $337.35 | $337.35 | $337.35 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 1 | $197.75 | $197.75 | $197.75 | 1.0× |
| Prairie Du Chien, WI single city | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 | $116.00 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $87.60 | $87.60 | $87.60 | 1.0× |
| Rangely, CO single city | 1 | $38.79 | $38.79 | $38.79 | 1.0× |
| Ransom, KS single city | 1 | $120.54 | $120.54 | $120.54 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 4 | $36.00 | $40.80 | $40.80 | 1.1× |
| Rawlins, WY single city | 1 | $177.75 | $177.75 | $177.75 | 1.0× |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $260.60 | $260.60 | $260.60 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, MS single city | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 | $127.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 | $162.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 3 | $23.85 | $42.50 | $42.50 | 1.8× |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $102.64 | $102.64 | $102.64 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $35.95 | $35.95 | $35.95 | 1.0× |
| Roseburg, OR | 1 | $34.02 | $34.02 | $34.02 | 1.0× |
| Rotan, TX single city | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 | $133.00 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $12.75 | $12.75 | $12.75 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 8 | $89.60 | $124.19 | $226.11 | 2.5× |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 | $24.60 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $54.75 | $54.75 | $54.75 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 | 1.0× |
| Salida, CO single city | 1 | $399.50 | $399.50 | $399.50 | 1.0× |
| Salina, KS | 1 | $235.00 | $235.00 | $235.00 | 1.0× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $73.50 | 1.0× |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 | $52.50 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 2 | $62.70 | $72.48 | $82.25 | 1.3× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $294.00 | $294.00 | $294.00 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 10 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 | 1.0× |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 2 | $441.00 | $441.00 | $441.00 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $65.79 | $77.70 | $89.60 | 1.4× |
| Satanta, KS single city | 1 | $67.50 | $67.50 | $67.50 | 1.0× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 | $27.50 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $61.60 | $102.44 | $208.31 | 3.4× |
| Seneca, KS single city | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 | $243.00 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Shell Lake, WI single city | 1 | $158.40 | $158.40 | $158.40 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $349.70 | $349.70 | $349.70 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $37.16 | $37.16 | $37.16 | 1.0× |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $19.76 | $41.08 | $62.40 | 3.2× |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $148.00 | $148.00 | $148.00 | 1.0× |
| Sistersville, WV single city | 1 | $49.01 | $49.01 | $49.01 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $153.75 | $153.75 | $153.75 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $9.66 | $9.66 | $9.66 | 1.0× |
| Smith Center, KS single city | 1 | $89.93 | $89.93 | $89.93 | 1.0× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 | $152.00 | 1.0× |
| Soda Springs, ID single city | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 | $105.00 | 1.0× |
| Soldotna, AK single city | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 | $120.00 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 | $45.60 | 1.0× |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $40.80 | $40.80 | $40.80 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $67.71 | $67.71 | $67.71 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 | $25.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $33.38 | $75.10 | $308.00 | 9.2× |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 | $65.00 | 1.0× |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $24.32 | $24.32 | $24.32 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $13.00 | 1.0× |
| Stigler, OK single city | 1 | $43.25 | $43.25 | $43.25 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $89.60 | 1.0× |
| Sulphur, OK single city | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 | $108.00 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $166.50 | $166.50 | $166.50 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, KS single city | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 | $135.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NE single city | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 | $88.00 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $228.15 | $228.15 | $228.15 | 1.0× |
| Tallulah, LA single city | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 | $21.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $127.75 | $127.75 | $127.75 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 | $126.00 | 1.0× |
| Thermopolis, WY single city | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 | $180.00 | 1.0× |
| Thomasville, GA | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 | $27.00 | 1.0× |
| Throckmorton, TX single city | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $32.81 | $32.81 | $32.81 | 1.0× |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $61.20 | $131.75 | $131.75 | 2.2× |
| Tribune, KS single city | 1 | $245.00 | $245.00 | $245.00 | 1.0× |
| Truth Or Consequences, NM single city | 1 | $29.96 | $29.96 | $29.96 | 1.0× |
| Tulia, TX single city | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 | $50.50 | 1.0× |
| Tulsa, OK | 4 | $20.80 | $56.90 | $112.00 | 5.4× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $104.43 | $104.43 | $104.43 | 1.0× |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS single city | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $17.40 | $61.59 | $105.77 | 6.1× |
| Valdez, AK single city | 1 | $46.02 | $46.02 | $46.02 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $89.60 | $89.60 | $908.00 | 10.1× |
| Valley City, ND single city | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 | $23.20 | 1.0× |
| Vinita, OK single city | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 | $20.80 | 1.0× |
| Visalia, CA | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $142.72 | $142.72 | $142.72 | 1.0× |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 | $84.00 | 1.0× |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 | $81.00 | 1.0× |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $285.80 | $285.80 | $285.80 | 1.0× |
| Washington, GA single city | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 | $28.00 | 1.0× |
| Waterbury, CT single city | 1 | $145.80 | $145.80 | $145.80 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $185.28 | $199.57 | $213.85 | 1.2× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $81.92 | $81.92 | $81.92 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $254.50 | $254.50 | $254.50 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Wayne, NE single city | 1 | $197.20 | $197.20 | $197.20 | 1.0× |
| Waynesboro, MS single city | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 | $140.00 | 1.0× |
| Weaverville, CA single city | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 | $88.00 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 2 | $23.50 | $30.35 | $37.20 | 1.6× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $290.45 | $290.45 | $290.45 | 1.0× |
| West Point, NE single city | 1 | $585.00 | $585.00 | $585.00 | 1.0× |
| Weston, WV single city | 1 | $190.21 | $190.21 | $190.21 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $149.50 | $149.50 | $149.50 | 1.0× |
| Whitesburg, KY single city | 1 | $143.40 | $143.40 | $143.40 | 1.0× |
| Wichita Falls, TX | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 | $35.00 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $53.03 | $53.03 | $53.03 | 1.0× |
| Winner, SD single city | 1 | $124.00 | $124.00 | $124.00 | 1.0× |
| Winnsboro, LA single city | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 | $30.00 | 1.0× |
| Wolfeboro, NH single city | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 1 | $124.00 | $124.00 | $124.00 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $30.55 | $30.55 | $30.55 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 | 1.0× |
| Yreka, CA single city | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 | $122.00 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 93000?
CPT 93000 is the billing code for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation. An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) records the heart's electrical activity using 12 or more stickers placed on the chest, arms and legs. It checks heart rhythm and signs of heart strain or past heart attacks. This code includes the doctor's interpretation and report.
How long does an ECG take?
The recording takes about 5 to 10 minutes, including setup.
Is it painful?
No. The stickers are placed on the skin and the test only records signals.
How much does Medicare pay for CPT 93000 (EKG)?
$60.27 is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for this service in a hospital outpatient department, including the patient's share and before the local wage adjustment. The median hospital cash price, $90.31 across 561 hospitals, is 1.5× that.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for EKG?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for EKG has a median of $175.00 and the lowest a median of $27.99; at 348 of 445 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest EKG?
Among 31 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Arkansas ($25.96), Oklahoma ($33.13) and Georgia ($34.00), and highest in Ohio ($252.00), Nebraska ($178.20) and Minnesota ($174.22). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other heart test prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.