CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG)

Facility: St Peter's Hospital

Billing Code: 93000 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$39
about 2.6× the $15 Medicare rate · typically $16–$90
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$52
Above the fair price
about $13 over the fair price · 3.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $15 Fair price $39 This hospital $52 Cash price $49 Hospital's list price $57

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $13 Priciest $52

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

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) is about $39 (about 2.6× the $15 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $52, or about $49 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $39. 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 $15 - $76 98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $14 - $64 91%
Aetnamajor $16 - $53 104%
Cignamajor $37 - $93 241%
Humanamajor $11 - $51 72%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $37 - $51 241%
Ambetter (Centene) $37 - $51 241%
AmeriHealth $37 - $51 241%
AvMed $37 - $51 241%
Bright Health $37 - $51 241%
CareSource $37 - $51 241%
Clover Health $37 - $51 241%
Dean Health Plan $37 - $51 241%
Fidelis Care $26 - $51 169%
Friday Health $37 - $51 241%
GEHA $37 - $53 241%
Geisinger $37 - $51 241%
Harvard Pilgrim $37 - $51 241%
Health Net $37 - $51 241%
HealthLink $37 - $51 241%
HealthPartners $37 - $93 241%
Independent Health $37 - $65 241%
MagnaCare $37 - $65 241%
Medica $37 - $51 241%
Medical Mutual $37 - $53 241%
Meridian $37 - $51 241%
Moda Health $37 - $51 241%
Molina $37 - $51 241%
MVP Health Care $37 - $84 241%
Oscar Health $37 - $51 241%
PacificSource $37 - $51 241%
Paramount $37 - $51 241%
Presbyterian $37 - $51 241%
Priority Health $37 - $93 241%
Providence Health Plan $37 - $51 241%
Sanford Health Plan $37 - $51 241%
Security Health Plan $37 - $51 241%
SelectHealth $37 - $51 241%
Sentara $37 - $51 241%
Tufts Health Plan $37 - $93 241%
UCare $37 - $51 241%
UniCare $37 - $57 241%
UPMC Health Plan $37 - $51 241%
WellCare $37 - $51 241%
WellMed $37 - $51 241%
WellSense $37 - $51 241%
+ 1049 smaller / regional plans $11 - $93
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 42 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 315 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals