CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 93000 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$38
about 2.5× the $15 Medicare rate · typically $21–$126
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$37
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 2.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $15 Fair price $38 This hospital $37 Cash price $62 Hospital's list price $78

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other ME hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $18 Priciest $98

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

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) is about $38 (about 2.5× the $15 Medicare rate). Penobscot Valley Hospital charges insurers about $37, or about $62 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lincoln, ME.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $36 - $62 234%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $37 - $58 241%
Aetnamajor $37 - $75 241%
Cignamajor $73 475%
Humanamajor $36 234%
Harvard Pilgrim $74 482%
WellCare $36 234%
Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 7 Transalpine Road, Po Box 368, Lincoln, ME 04457
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals