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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

North Carolina 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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$6.76 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$6.92 to $11.75

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$2$5$10$20$50$100facility $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
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$13.80
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 26th of 51

$8.13

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.