CMS Price Transparency Data

Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only)

Facility: Aurora Medical Center Bay Area

Billing Code: 93005 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$217

about 3.6× the $60 Medicare rate · typically $80–$245

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$237

About the fair price

about $20 over the fair price · 4.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $60 Fair price $217 This hospital $237 Cash price $120 Hospital's list price $240

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $237

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

A fair price for a Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) is about $217 (about 3.6× the $60 Medicare rate). Aurora Medical Center Bay Area charges insurers about $237, or about $120 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Marinette, WI.

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	$202 - $223	335%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$168 - $204	279%
Aetnamajor	$128 - $198	212%
Cignamajor	$203 - $300	337%
HealthPartners	$180 - $234	299%
Molina	$254	421%
Quartz	$132 - $144	219%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$120 - $310

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 120), 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 Aurora Medical Center Bay Area 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.

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Other Procedures at Aurora Medical Center Bay Area

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

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