Electrocardiogram (ECG) with interpretation in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $7 to $22. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ecg) with interpretation (CPT 93000). The lowest is $7 at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the median is $7 and the highest is $22 at Pottstown Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 3.4 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $7 is 88% below the national median of $55 across 118 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
12 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $13 to $1,419. 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 September 2025 and June 2026. 39 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 onlyCamden · 12 mi · File Apr 2026
Mount Holly · 28 mi · File Apr 2026
Willingboro · 25 mi · File Apr 2026
Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026
Pottstown · 29 mi · File Jun 2026
Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025
Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026
Royersford · 26 mi · File Jun 2026
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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Chester County HospitalNo price file found
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphiacode not in file
- Christiana HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Cooper University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Crozer Chester Medical CenterNo price file found
- Deborah Heart and Lung CenterNo price file found
- Doylestown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Eagleville HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaNo price file found
- Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospitalcode not in file
- Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospitalcode not in file
- Jefferson Health- NortheastNo website on record
- Kensington HospitalNo price file found
- Lower Bucks Hospitalcode not in file
- Main Line Hospital LankenauFile in an unsupported format
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgeraldcode not in file
- Nazareth HospitalNo website on record
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delawarecode not in file
- Paoli HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterNo price file found
- Pennsylvania HospitalNo price file found
- Phoenixville Hospitalcode not in file
- Riddle Memorial HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospitalcode not in file
- Roxborough Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphiacode not in file
- St Christopher's Hospital for Childrencode not in file
- St Francis Hospitalcode not in file
- St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusFile could not be read
- St Mary Medical Centercode not in file
- Suburban Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple University HospitalNo website on record
- Union Hospital of Cecil CountyFile in an unsupported format
- Valley Forge Medical Centercode not in file
- Weisman Childrens Rehabilitation Hospitalcode not in file
- West Jersey HospitalFile could not be read
- Wills Eye Hospitalcode not in file