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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Iowa 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$10.23$7.76 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$11.48 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $676Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $22professional $10

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
$9.33
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$61.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$70.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$18.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$20.42
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 8th of 51

$10.72

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.