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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 $21.38 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$7.94$6.92 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.49 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50facility $21professional $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
$9.12
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$8.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$21.38
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.02
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$14.79

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 32nd 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.