CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)

Facility: Chelsea Hospital

Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$46

about 0.8× the $60 Medicare rate · typically $8–$81

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$59

Above the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $60 Fair price $46 This hospital $59 Hospital's list price $246

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $8 Priciest $59

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

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) is about $46 (about 0.8× the $60 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $59 — above the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.

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 $46. 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.

6 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	$61 - $5,524	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$10 - $5,256	17%
Aetnamajor	$58 - $5,256	96%
Cignamajor	$174	289%
Humanamajor	$164	272%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$16	27%
AmeriHealth	$164	272%
CareSource	$28	46%
Dean Health Plan	$184	305%
GEHA	$135 - $165	224%
Health Net	$246	408%
HealthPartners	$191	317%
MagnaCare	$164	272%
Medical Mutual	$164	272%
Molina	$77 - $6,972	128%
MVP Health Care	$184	305%
Paramount	$184	305%
Priority Health	$66 - $73	110%
Tufts Health Plan	$191	317%
UniCare	$164	272%
+ 124 smaller / regional plans	$14 - $12,067

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 10 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, 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 Chelsea Hospital 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital

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

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