CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)

Facility: Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$146

about 2.4× the $60 Medicare rate · typically $37–$246

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$130

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $16 under the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $60 Fair price $146 This hospital $130 Cash price $224 Hospital's list price $299

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $8 Priciest $130

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) is about $146 (about 2.4× the $60 Medicare rate). Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego charges insurers about $130, or about $224 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Diego, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$125 - $135	207%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 224), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93005.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93005.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

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