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Electrocardiogram (EKG) With Interpretation

North Carolina 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$20.42$13.49 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$14.79 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $42Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $69
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $20

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
$13.80
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$39.81
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 36th of 51

$20.89

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.