EKG cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation: from $16.50 to $149.06, with a median of $143.40. The lowest price is at St Claire Medical Center (Morehead). The highest price is 9.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $143.40, is 59% above the US median of $89.92.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.50St Claire Medical Center
Median$143.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$149.06in Kentucky
Lowest saves$126.90vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Claire Medical Center lowest Morehead · Morehead, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | $16.50 | $22.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $136.80 | $228.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $136.80 | $228.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $143.40 | $239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $143.40 | $239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $143.40 | $239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM COMPLETE | $143.40 | $239.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report | $149.06 | $372.65 | Jul 10, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikeville, KY | 3 | $136.80 | $143.40 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $143.40 | $143.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 1 | $149.06 | $149.06 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $16.50 | $16.50 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $143.40 | $143.40 |
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
- Illinois$105.42
- Indiana$205.80, 2 hospitals
- Iowa$118.53
- Kansas$85.77
- 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.