EKG cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation: from $17.64 to $525.00, with a median of $105.42. The lowest price is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The highest price is 29.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $105.42, is 17% above the US median of $89.92.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Illinois ranks 20th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93000. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.64Humboldt Park Health
Median$105.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$525.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$87.78vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | $17.64 | $63.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | $23.10 | $96.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $28.70 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL EKG | $33.38 | $55.64 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Jersey Community Hospital Jerseyville · St. Louis, MO-IL 93000 EKG w/ 12+ leads; Tracing/Interp/Report | $42.00 | $42.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN EKG | $93.89 | $93.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, COMPLETE | $102.64 | $136.85 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report | $108.19 | $174.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | $140.80 | $176.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL EKG 12 Lead, Interp/Report Only Charge | $169.26 | $186.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL CLINICS EKG | $229.00 | $229.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | $286.20 | $318.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IL EKG (STAT) | $428.00 | $535.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Hoopeston · Danville, IL Ekg W/ Interpretation and Report | $525.00 | $525.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 4 | $17.64 | $25.90 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 3 | $33.38 | $42.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $229.00 | $229.00 |
| Danville, IL | 1 | $525.00 | $525.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $286.20 | $286.20 |
| Fairfield, IL | 1 | $428.00 | $428.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $140.80 | $140.80 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $169.26 | $169.26 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $102.64 | $102.64 |
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
What EKG is, what the price covers and why prices differ: EKG explained.
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation in other states
- 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
- 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$85.85
- Minnesota$174.22
- Mississippi$42.00
- Missouri$54.95
- 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$43.25
- Oregon$53.46
- Pennsylvania$65.00
- Puerto Rico$31.00
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.