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Electrocardiogram (EKG) With Interpretation

South 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 7 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$16.98$13.18 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$14.45 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $98Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $95
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $17

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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$95.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$37.15

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$16.98

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.