EKG tracing cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $58.50 to $690.75, with a median of $257.00. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast (Columbia) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 11.8× 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.
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 5 | $73.00 | $336.05 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $144.50 | $620.38 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $154.20 | $195.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $431.50 | $431.50 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $171.60 | $171.60 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $257.00 | $257.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
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
- 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 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.