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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Colorado rates for HCPCS 93042

This is the physician's interpretation and written report of a short heart rhythm tracing, without the physician also performing the recording itself. It is used to quickly check heart rhythm using a small number of electrode leads rather than a full 12-lead tracing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only cost?

$7.94

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $9.55 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$7.76$6.92 to $9.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.55$7.24 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20facility $10professional $8

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
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$53.70
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.20

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.9 times more in Minnesota 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.

Colorado· 35th of 51

$7.94

MN $13.49DC $6.92

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.