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ECG Reading, Rhythm Strip Interpretation Only

Ohio 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $12.02 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$8.32$7.24 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.02$7.59 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$10$20$50facility $12professional $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
$7.24
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$14.45

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 22nd of 51

$8.32

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.