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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Connecticut 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 Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.94 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 5 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$7.94$6.76 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$31.62 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $33professional $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
$16.98
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$20.89

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 36th 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.