Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)
Facility: North Shore Medical Center
Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 93005
- Insurance Median: $270
- Cash Discount Price: $1,347
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 4.48x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $60.27 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Elevated Commercial Rate Alert (Value-Gap)
The negotiated rate at this facility is 448% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 348%). Patients with high-deductible plans or out-of-network benefits may face excessive out-of-pocket costs.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Healthsun Health Plans | $7 - $60 | 12% |
| Employer Direct Healthcare | $8 - $58 | 13% |
| Self Pay/Uninsured | $8 - $72 | 13% |
| Avmed Broad Network | $10 | 17% |
| Humana | $17 - $553 | 28% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $17 - $1,385 | 28% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $17 - $729 | 28% |
| Aetna | $39 - $997 | 65% |
| Veterans Administration Mill Bill | $40 | 66% |
| Medicare (plans) | $52 - $1,385 | 86% |
| Leon Health Inc | $57 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $58 | 96% |
| Hospice Other | $58 | 96% |
| Tricare | $58 | 96% |
| Veterans Administration Vaccn | $58 | 96% |
| Cigna | $60 - $693 | 100% |
| Longevity Health Plan | $61 | 101% |
| Florida Pace Centers | $69 | 114% |
| Bright Health Management Commercial | $70 | 116% |
| Centurion Prison | $72 | 119% |
| Oscar Health Plan Hix | $80 - $85 | 133% |
| Avmed Exchange | $102 | 169% |
| Ambetter / Centene | $108 | 179% |
| Molina Marketplace Program Exchange | $111 | 184% |
| Auto Insurance | $117 | 194% |
| Avmed Select Network | $120 | 199% |
| Amerihealth Caritas Next Exchange | $126 | 209% |
| Imagine Health | $131 - $139 | 217% |
| Bc/Bs Myblue Hmo Hix | $135 | 224% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Simplyblue | $142 | 236% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Network Blue | $190 | 315% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Health Options Hmo | $193 | 320% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Ppo | $203 | 337% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Blue Select Exchange Non Par | $211 | 350% |
| Bc/Bs Of Fl Phs | $679 - $718 | 1127% |
| Magellan Behavioral Health | $785 - $831 | 1302% |
| Dimensions International | $851 - $900 | 1412% |
| First Health | $890 - $942 | 1477% |
| Dimension Health Ppo | $982 - $1,039 | 1629% |
| Dimension Health Wc | $982 - $1,039 | 1629% |
| Workers Compensation | $982 - $1,039 | 1629% |
| Beacon Health Strategies Commercial | $1,309 - $1,385 | 2172% |
| Commercial Non-Contracted | $1,309 - $1,385 | 2172% |
| Self Pay - Mcd Pending 100 Percent | $1,309 - $1,385 | 2172% |
| Single Case Agreement | $1,309 - $1,385 | 2172% |
| United Behavioral Health Psych | $1,309 - $1,385 | 2172% |