Electrocardiogram (ECG) with interpretation in Chicago, IL-IN costs $18 to $514. Here's every hospital's price.
6 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area publish a cash price for electrocardiogram (ecg) with interpretation (CPT 93000). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ecg) with interpretation (CPT 93000). The lowest is $18 at Humboldt Park Health, the median is $26 and the highest is $514 at Northwest Community Hospital 1. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Chicago, IL-IN median of $26 is 53% below the national median of $55 across 113 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
19 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $12 to $514. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between November 2025 and August 2026. 62 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyMorris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026
Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026
Naperville · 16 mi · File Apr 2026
Arlington Heights · 23 mi · File Mar 2026
Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 93000. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 93000, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About electrocardiogram (ecg) with interpretation
CPT 93000 is a standard 12-lead ECG: stickers on the chest, arms and legs record the heart's electrical activity for a few seconds, and a clinician reads and signs the tracing. It is done for chest pain, palpitations, before surgery and as part of many check-ups.
What the price covers
This code bundles the tracing and the interpretation. Some hospitals bill the technical part (93005) and the reading (93010) separately instead, so compare like with like. The price does not include the visit that ordered the test.
Why prices vary
An ECG costs a hospital a few dollars in supplies and a few minutes of staff time, yet listed prices range from under $50 to several hundred. It is a classic example of chargemaster pricing bearing little relation to cost. Cash prices are usually much lower than gross charges; urgent-care clinics and physician offices are often cheaper than hospitals.
Questions to ask
- Is the price for 93000, or for 93005 and 93010 separately?
- Is the interpretation included?
- What is the self-pay price if I am not admitted or seen in the emergency department?
Hospitals in Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1File found, not read yet
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicagocode not in file
- Community First Medical Centercode not in file
- Community HospitalNo price file found
- Copley Memorial HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Franciscan Health Crown PointFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health DyerFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health MunsterFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Rensselaer, INCFile could not be read
- Holy Cross HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ingalls Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jackson Park Hospitalcode not in file
- John H Stroger Jr HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Loretto HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Harvard HospitalNo website on record
- Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaNo website on record
- Methodist Hospital of Chicagocode not in file
- Methodist Hospitals INCcode not in file
- Midwestern Region Med Center, INCNo price file found
- Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospitalcode not in file
- Northwest Health - Portercode not in file
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalFile could not be read
- Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospitalcode not in file
- Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospitalcode not in file
- Northwestern Medicine Mchenrycode not in file
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalFile could not be read
- OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Centercode not in file
- Palos Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Pinnacle Hospitalcode not in file
- Presence Mercy Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical CenterNo website on record
- Provident Hospital of ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Roseland Community HospitalNo price file found
- Rush Oak Park HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Rush University Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Saint Anthony HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Shriners Hospital for ChildrenFile found, not read yet
- Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersWebsite blocks automated reading
- South Shore HospitalNo price file found
- St Bernard HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Catherine Hospital INCNo price file found
- St Mary Medical Center INCNo price file found
- Swedish HospitalNo price file found
- The University of Chicago Medical Centercode not in file
- Thorek Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrookcode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoakscode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdalecode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grangecode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Northwest IndianaNo website on record
- Valley West Community HospitalNo website on record
- Vista Medical Center EastWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Suburban Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading