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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Montana 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$10.72$7.59 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$10.47 to $12.30

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $14
$10$20$50facility $11professional $11

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 6th of 51

$11.22

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.