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Screening ECG, 12 Leads, Tracing Only

North Carolina rates for HCPCS G0404

Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report, performed as a screening for the initial preventive physical examination

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Screening ECG, 12 Leads, Tracing Only cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $14.79.

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 $6 · 10th to 90th $6 to $6Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$10$20facility $6professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$6.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.83
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$0.58
Median
$1.38
Typical High
$1.74

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Massachusetts than in New York. 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· 24th of 51

$9.77

MA $15.49NY $4.79

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.