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Electrocardiogram (EKG) With Interpretation

Iowa rates for HCPCS 93000

A quick test that records the electrical activity of the heart using electrodes placed on the skin, along with a physician's reading and written report of the results. It can help detect irregular heart rhythms, signs of a past or current heart attack, and other heart electrical problems. It's a painless, noninvasive test that takes only a few minutes to perform.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Electrocardiogram (EKG) With Interpretation cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$24.55$16.60 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$41.69 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $19 to $5,370Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $85
$10$100$1Kfacility $200professional $25

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,413.10
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Wisconsin than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$25.12

WI $44.67DC $15.85

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.