Electrocardiogram (ECG) with interpretation in St. Louis, MO-IL costs $49 to $308. Here's every hospital's price.
4 hospitals in the St. Louis, MO-IL 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 St. Louis, MO-IL metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for electrocardiogram (ecg) with interpretation (CPT 93000). The lowest is $49 at Mercy Hospital South, the median is $78 and the highest is $308 at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 6.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The St. Louis, MO-IL median of $78 is 43% above the national median of $55 across 118 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $17 to $143. 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 March 2026 and April 2026. 25 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 onlySaint Louis · 16 mi · File Mar 2026
Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Mar 2026
Centreville · 17 mi · File Apr 2026
Maryland Heights · 4 mi · File Apr 2026
Saint Louis · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Saint Louis · 10 mi · File Apr 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 St. Louis, MO-IL without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Alton Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Anderson HospitalFile could not be read
- Barnes Jewish HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barnes-Jewish St Peters HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Carlinville Area HospitalNo website on record
- Christian Hospital NortheastWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Hospital of StauntonNo website on record
- Gateway Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hshs Holy Family Hospital INCcode not in file
- Hshs St Elizabeth's Hospitalcode not in file
- Jersey Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Hospital Jeffersoncode not in file
- Mercy Hospital Lincolncode not in file
- Mercy Hospital Washingtoncode not in file
- Missouri Baptist Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalNo website on record
- Progress West HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Red Bud Regional HospitalNo website on record
- Shriners Hospitals for Childrencode not in file
- St Joseph's HospitalNo website on record
- St Josephs Hospitalcode not in file
- St Louis Childrens HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Lukes HospitalNo price file found