EKG tracing cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG), tracing only, the hospital charge: from $21.06 to $302.65, with a median of $70.95. The lowest price is at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville). The highest price is 14.4× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$21.06Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Median$70.95half pay less
Highest$302.65in Tennessee
Lowest saves$49.89vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center lowest Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, TRACING | $21.06 | $39.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN EKG | $43.96 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $45.53 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $47.10 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $47.10 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $50.24 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $51.81 | $157.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $51.81 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $51.81 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CA EKG 12 LEADS TRACING ONLY | $51.81 | $157.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC EKG 12 LEAD | $66.80 | $334.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY EKG 12 LEAD ED STAFF | $67.03 | $345.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $69.69 | $303.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $69.69 | $303.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | $70.95 | $473.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing - Ecg 12-Lead | $78.32 | $356.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Electrocardiogram, Tracing | $78.32 | $356.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EKG 12 LEAD | $83.28 | $347.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC EKG 12 LEAD | $85.10 | $370.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC EKG 12 LEAD | $87.78 | $418.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN REPEAT EKG-SAME MD | $106.86 | $356.20 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN REPEAT EKG- DIFFERENT MD | $106.86 | $356.20 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN EKG TRACING ONLY | $106.86 | $356.20 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EKG REPEAT DIFFERENT MD | $106.86 | $356.20 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN EKG - SCREENING | $106.86 | $356.20 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $133.69 | $461.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $133.69 | $461.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING | $133.69 | $461.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Ekg 12 Lead | $151.15 | $523.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Ekg 12 Lead | $276.14 | $523.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report | $302.65 | $1,032.94 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $78.32 | $78.32 |
| Knoxville, TN | 5 | $47.10 | $51.81 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $70.95 | $70.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $21.06 | $106.86 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $70.95 | $70.95 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $276.14 | $276.14 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $67.03 | $67.03 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $106.86 | $106.86 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $50.24 | $50.24 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $70.95 | $70.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $85.10 | $85.10 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $69.69 | $69.69 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $106.86 | $106.86 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $47.10 | $47.10 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $151.15 | $151.15 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $302.65 | $302.65 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $106.86 | $106.86 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $69.69 | $69.69 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $45.53 | $45.53 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $133.69 | $133.69 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $43.96 | $43.96 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $133.69 | $133.69 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $66.80 | $66.80 |
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
- South Dakota$250.80
- 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.