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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Kentucky 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?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $8.51 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 6 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$8.51$7.41 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $42Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$10$20facility $9professional $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
$7.41
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$38.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.49

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$7.76

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.