CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)

Facility: St Luke's Wood River Medical Center

Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$168

about 2.8× the $60 Medicare rate · typically $31–$267

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$207

Above the fair price

about $39 over the fair price · 3.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $60 Fair price $168 This hospital $207 Cash price $296 Hospital's list price $296

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $10 Priciest $207

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

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) is about $168 (about 2.8× the $60 Medicare rate). St Luke's Wood River Medical Center charges insurers about $207, or about $296 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ketchum, ID.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $168. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$177 - $268	294%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$170 - $253	282%
Aetnamajor	$186 - $281	309%
Cignamajor	$275	456%
GEHA	$268	445%
Moda Health	$260	431%
PacificSource	$278	461%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$169 - $287

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 296), 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 St Luke's Wood River Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at St Luke's Wood River Medical Center

Compare: Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) at other ID hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.