EKG tracing cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $26.10 to $359.41, with a median of $323.59. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson). The highest price is 13.8× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 93005. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$26.10Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Median$323.59half pay less
Highest$359.41in Kentucky
Lowest saves$297.49vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY HC EKG PILOT FFA | $26.10 | $87.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospitals Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG EKG | $116.91 | $292.27 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $171.48 | $428.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC EKG | $180.95 | $385.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $211.80 | $353.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $315.00 | $525.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $323.59 | $323.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $74.00 | $359.41 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $323.59 | $341.50 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $171.48 | $265.44 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $315.00 | $337.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $211.80 | $285.60 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $359.41 | $359.41 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $116.91 | $116.91 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $180.95 | $180.95 |
What it is
This code is the EKG recording itself, without the doctor's interpretation. It is the code hospitals use for their part of an EKG, while the doctor bills the reading separately (93010). Clinics bill the whole test under 93000.
What the price covers
The price covers recording the tracing. The doctor's interpretation is billed separately.
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge in other states
- Alabama$281.62
- Alaska$443.82
- Arizona$105.57
- Arkansas$125.00
- California$338.00
- Colorado$251.80
- Connecticut$150.70
- Delaware$317.52
- Florida$348.88
- Georgia$270.00
- Hawaii$249.00
- Idaho$296.00
- Illinois$200.90
- Indiana$226.38
- Iowa$120.60
- Kansas$227.83
- Louisiana$75.60
- Maine$74.98
- Maryland$78.22
- Massachusetts$154.70
- Michigan$130.65
- Minnesota$165.42
- Mississippi$63.60
- Missouri$194.50
- Montana$142.40
- Nebraska$133.25
- Nevada$233.48
- New Hampshire$123.38
- New Jersey$74.64
- New Mexico$228.50
- New York$136.20
- North Carolina$205.50
- North Dakota$155.79
- Ohio$185.25
- Oklahoma$119.28
- Oregon$235.72
- Pennsylvania$182.70
- Rhode Island$292.00
- South Carolina$257.00
- South Dakota$250.80
- Tennessee$70.95
- Texas$271.92
- Utah$260.40
- Vermont$81.37
- Virginia$209.00
- Washington$181.09
- West Virginia$128.50
- Wisconsin$140.00
- Wyoming$214.17
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.