EKG tracing cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $37.15 to $273.60, with a median of $250.80. The lowest price is at Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City). The highest price is 7.4× 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 Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital lowest Rapid City · Rapid City, SD EXECUTIVE HEALTH RESTING EKG | $37.15 | $61.91 | — source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $228.00 | $285.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $243.20 | $304.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $248.00 | $310.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $253.60 | $317.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion · Vermillion, SD ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $261.60 | $327.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $270.40 | $338.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD ECG TRACING WO INTERP | $273.60 | $342.00 | Mar 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $243.20 | $256.80 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $273.60 | $273.60 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $248.00 | $248.00 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $37.15 | $37.15 |
| Vermillion, SD | 1 | $261.60 | $261.60 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $253.60 | $253.60 |
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 Carolina$257.00
- 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.