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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Maryland 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?

$7.41

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.41 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.61 to $9.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $8Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$10$20facility $8professional $7

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$15.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.49
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 46th of 51

$7.41

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.