EKG cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation: from $9.66 to $170.28, with a median of $41.00. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 17.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.00, is 54% below the US median of $89.92.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.66East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$41.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$170.28in Louisiana
Lowest saves$31.34vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $9.66 | $69.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $9.66 | $69.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $9.66 | $69.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $9.66 | $69.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA 12 LEAD EKG GLOBAL | $15.60 | $39.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA EKG WITH INTERP & REPORT | $21.00 | $42.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 93000 Electrocardiogram complete | $30.00 | $50.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA 12 LEAD EKG GLOBAL | $41.00 | $41.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA EKG 12 LEAD INTERPRETATION AND REPORT ER | $75.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA CLINIC EKG W/INTERP AND READING | $82.40 | $82.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $85.68 | $612.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $86.08 | $538.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $108.16 | $676.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $113.40 | $420.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Routine Ekg Using at Least 12 Leads Including Interpretation and Report | $170.28 | $774.00 | Jul 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $9.66 | $85.88 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $15.60 | $28.30 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $82.40 | $82.40 |
| Lafayette, LA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $9.66 | $9.66 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
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
- Kentucky$143.40
- 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.