EKG tracing cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $25.50 to $348.48, with a median of $194.50. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital Stoddard (Bernie) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 13.7× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$25.50Mercy Hospital Stoddard + 1 more
Median$194.50half pay less
Highest$348.48in Missouri
Lowest saves$169.00vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Bernie · Bernie, MO Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $25.50 | $34.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter · Dexter, MO Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $25.50 | $34.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Ecg Routine Ecg W/Least 12 Lds Trcg Only W/O I&R | $36.75 | $49.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $58.00 | $681.53 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $139.75 | $215.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL ROUTINE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) USING AT LEAST 12 LEADS WITH TRACING | $147.10 | $147.10 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $156.65 | $241.00 | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL ECG Rhythm Report | $176.00 | $220.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS EKG | $180.60 | $451.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $184.60 | $284.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $190.45 | $293.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $190.45 | $293.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $190.45 | $293.00 | — source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO ECG | $194.40 | $324.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS ED EKG | $194.59 | $671.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Ekg Child 0-16yr | $202.80 | $312.00 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PEDIATRIC-CTST | $214.80 | $358.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $224.90 | $346.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $239.85 | $369.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $253.50 | $390.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $253.50 | $390.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $260.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $264.55 | $407.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $264.55 | $407.00 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $282.24 | $352.80 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Ekg 12 Lead Tracing Only | $300.95 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Ekg Child 0-16yr | $300.95 | $463.00 | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 12 LEAD EKG; TRACING ONLY DRM | $348.48 | $726.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $147.10 | $224.90 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $156.65 | $180.60 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $58.00 | $194.59 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $194.40 | $204.60 |
| Dexter, MO | 2 | $25.50 | $82.62 |
| Perryville, MO | 2 | $36.75 | $110.68 |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $264.55 | $264.55 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $190.45 | $190.45 |
| Bernie, MO | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $190.45 | $190.45 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $239.85 | $239.85 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $253.50 | $253.50 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $282.24 | $282.24 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $190.45 | $190.45 |
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
- Kentucky$323.59
- Louisiana$75.60
- Maine$74.98
- Maryland$78.22
- Massachusetts$154.70
- Michigan$130.65
- Minnesota$165.42
- Mississippi$63.60
- 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.