EKG cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) with interpretation: from $18.02 to $160.82, with a median of $86.63. The lowest price is at Houston County Community Hospital (Erin). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $86.63, is 4% below the US median of $89.92.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Tennessee ranks 16th 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$18.02Houston County Community Hospital
Median$86.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$160.82in Tennessee
Lowest saves$68.61vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County Community Hospital lowest Erin · Erin, TN EKG 12 LEAD WITH INTERPRETATION | $18.02 | $45.06 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EKG POC. | $26.40 | $44.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 93000 EKG w/ 12 Plus leads, Tracing/Interp/Report | $27.50 | $72.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CL-EKG | $30.60 | $45.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report | $55.38 | $237.68 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report | $67.77 | $207.87 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; with interpretation and report | $105.48 | $208.05 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram Complete | $160.82 | $731.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram Complete | $160.82 | $731.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram Complete | $160.82 | $731.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram Complete | $160.82 | $731.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram Complete | $160.82 | $731.00 | Mar 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $160.82 | $160.82 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $26.40 | $61.58 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $30.60 | $30.60 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $18.02 | $18.02 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
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
- 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
- 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.