EKG tracing cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $26.10 to $898.76, with a median of $180.95. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson). The highest price is 34.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $180.95, is about the same as the US median of $183.06.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- Kentucky ranks 26th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 81 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 93005. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$26.10Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Median$180.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$898.76in Kentucky
Lowest saves$154.85vs 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 |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $27.43 | $33.05 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $52.50 | $105.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC EKG | $61.88 | $199.61 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC EKG | $62.76 | $482.72 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $64.20 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY EKG | $66.27 | $101.95 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN EKG WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL FEE | $72.48 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $73.45 | $113.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB EKG | $74.00 | $370.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY EKG | $84.00 | $105.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY EKG CHRG OCCMED | $85.20 | $142.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY DAILY EKG | $94.88 | $126.50 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ROUTINE EKG | $108.72 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $114.76 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $116.71 | $309.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG EKG | $116.91 | $292.27 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY EKG - ER | $117.01 | $195.02 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $121.30 | $303.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $131.95 | $203.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN EKG MIN 12 LEAD TRACE ONLY | $135.90 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $135.90 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Electrocardiogram 12 Lead | $146.10 | $243.50 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $150.48 | $198.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $157.50 | $210.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $158.78 | $396.95 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY EKG TRACING- TECHNICAL | $167.50 | $335.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Our Lady of Peace Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $169.72 | $302.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $171.48 | $428.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $172.58 | $431.45 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC EKG | $180.95 | $385.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $185.61 | $285.56 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $189.84 | $541.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $207.55 | $296.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $208.01 | $438.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY EKG | $210.24 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $211.80 | $353.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $212.21 | $438.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Continuing Care Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC EKG-12 LEAD TRACING ONLY | $213.72 | $482.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $214.50 | $214.50 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $217.09 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $222.99 | $557.47 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $234.60 | $391.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $238.20 | $397.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $238.20 | $397.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $238.20 | $397.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $238.20 | $397.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $238.20 | $397.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB ECG 12 LEAD, TRACING ONLY | $238.51 | $238.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY EKG - ER | $243.00 | $405.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY EKG | $243.00 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY EKG - ER | $243.00 | $405.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $243.07 | $576.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $266.33 | $665.82 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $266.53 | $666.33 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Nicholasville · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC Ekg-12 Lead Tracing Only | $277.32 | $517.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $309.04 | $772.61 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC >= 12 Lead Ekg | $315.00 | $525.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING - ECG 12-LEAD | $323.59 | $323.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $344.56 | $861.39 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $348.96 | $348.96 | Sep 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 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $359.41 | $479.21 | Sep 25, 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 25, 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 28, 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 25, 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 28, 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 28, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $402.59 | $670.98 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $416.50 | $694.17 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY EKG TRACING ONLY | $898.76 | $898.76 | Sep 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
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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 | 14 | $72.48 | $111.74 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 10 | $171.48 | $241.71 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $189.84 | $280.90 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $64.20 | $151.20 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $150.48 | $212.00 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $210.24 | $243.00 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $146.10 | $315.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $116.91 | $259.75 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $64.20 | $139.35 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $94.88 | $94.88 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $85.20 | $85.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $131.95 | $131.95 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $207.55 | $207.55 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $238.51 | $238.51 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $61.88 | $61.88 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $359.41 | $359.41 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $121.30 | $121.30 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $348.96 | $348.96 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $73.45 | $73.45 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $234.60 | $234.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $167.50 | $167.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $243.00 | $243.00 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $416.50 | $416.50 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $266.53 | $266.53 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $222.99 | $222.99 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $66.27 | $66.27 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $157.50 | $157.50 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $180.95 | $180.95 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $62.76 | $62.76 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $158.78 | $158.78 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $116.71 | $116.71 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $185.61 | $185.61 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $117.01 | $117.01 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $27.43 | $27.43 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $238.20 | $238.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
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 tracing is, what the price covers and why prices differ: EKG tracing explained.
Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge in other states
- Alabama$110.44
- Alaska$353.44
- Arizona$129.51
- Arkansas$76.18
- California$338.00
- Colorado$244.75
- Connecticut$202.35
- Delaware$317.52
- District of Columbia$281.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$366.10
- Georgia$190.08
- Hawaii$250.60
- Idaho$165.60
- Illinois$232.50
- Indiana$202.08
- Iowa$159.25
- Kansas$160.00
- Louisiana$81.90
- Maine$124.75
- Maryland$55.03
- Massachusetts$181.40
- Michigan$130.65
- Minnesota$172.31
- Mississippi$92.46
- Missouri$184.60
- Montana$154.70
- Nebraska$243.38
- Nevada$359.81
- New Hampshire$154.05
- New Jersey$74.60
- New Mexico$181.20
- New York$143.00
- North Carolina$174.25
- North Dakota$112.75
- Ohio$185.25
- Oklahoma$128.70
- Oregon$245.26
- Pennsylvania$174.46
- Puerto Rico$221.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$156.00
- South Carolina$257.00
- South Dakota$241.60
- Tennessee$106.86
- Texas$271.92
- Utah$318.41
- Vermont$164.71
- Virginia$209.00
- Washington$190.13
- West Virginia$120.68
- Wisconsin$147.50
- Wyoming$188.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.