Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)
Facility: Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 93005
- Insurance Median: $171
- Cash Discount Price: $276
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 2.84x 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 284% of the Medicare baseline (a markup of 184%). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid / KanCare | $17 - $216 | 28% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $55 - $280 | 91% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $59 | 98% |
| Node Champva | $60 | 100% |
| Tricare | $60 | 100% |
| Medicare (plans) | $62 | 103% |
| Node United Behavioral Health Mcr Adv | $62 | 103% |
| Humana | $63 | 105% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $63 | 105% |
| Node Va | $63 | 105% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $63 - $582 | 105% |
| Node Ahs Mcr Adv | $65 | 108% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $65 | 108% |
| Node Pphp Mcr Adv | $72 | 119% |
| Centurion Correctional | $79 | 131% |
| Us Department Of Labor | $79 | 131% |
| Naphcare | $120 | 199% |
| Home State Exchange | $158 | 262% |
| W W Wood | $158 | 262% |
| Blue Access | $215 | 357% |
| Self Pay | $260 | 431% |
| Cigna | $586 - $866 | 972% |
| Evolutions Healthcare | $590 | 979% |
| Tyson Foods | $595 | 987% |
| Access Health Services, Llc | $617 | 1024% |
| Parker Hannifin | $649 - $757 | 1077% |
| Healthlink | $676 | 1122% |
| First Health | $703 | 1166% |
| Blue Traditional | $800 - $835 | 1327% |
| Coventry Wc | $866 | 1437% |
| Municipal Health | $866 | 1437% |
| Multiplan | $941 | 1561% |
| Phcs | $941 | 1561% |
| Compresults Wc | $974 | 1616% |