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Routine Electrocardiogram Cost in Illinois
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 125 Illinois hospitals. CPT 93005. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $232
📉 Low $8.70
📈 High $551
🏥 125 hospitals
🏛️ 106 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $7.09
Hospital comparison — Illinois
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 125 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Humana | MultiPlan | Molina | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST ANTHONY HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$8.70 | $7.48 | $63.22 | $63.22 | $7.48 | $63.22 | — | — | — |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL SUITE 1400 |
$11.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FAIRFIELD |
$15.20 | $17.10 | $13.43 | $13.11 | $11.78 | $12.35 | $17.10 | $17.51 | $101 |
| BLESSING HOSPITAL QUINCY |
$16.29 | $6.62 | $13.18 | $6.62 | $17.38 | $17.38 | — | — | — |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS CROSSROADS MOUNT VERNON |
$17.15 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $19.06 | $5.76 | $620 | $5.76 | $5.76 |
| RED BUD REGIONAL HOSPITAL RED BUD |
$17.15 | $210 | $300 | $210 | $25.73 | $38.22 | $29.40 | $210 | $210 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER MARION |
$17.15 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $27.20 | $6.05 | $8.88 | $5.82 | $5.76 |
| DEACONESS ILLINOIS UNION COUNTY ANNA |
$17.15 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $5.76 | $35.28 | $5.76 | $8.88 | $5.83 | $5.76 |
| PARIS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PARIS |
$17.25 | $19.55 | $20.70 | $21.39 | $21.39 | $21.85 | — | — | — |
| UW HEALTH BELVIDERE HOSPITAL E STATE ST ROCKFORD |
$17.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT TRINITY MOLINE ROCK ISLAND |
$18.40 | $5.46 | $5.46 | $5.73 | $14.38 | $5.73 | — | — | $5.46 |
| GRAHAM HOSPITAL CANTON |
$23.35 | $13.78 | $5.99 | $10.30 | $76.98 | $3.60 | — | — | — |
| FRANKLIN HOSPITAL BENTON |
$33.00 | $14.96 | $25.74 | $14.66 | $14.66 | $33.00 | — | — | $14.66 |
| MCDONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL E GRANT STREET MACOMB |
$34.80 | $5.76 | $32.27 | $5.40 | — | $5.76 | — | $5.76 | — |
| CITY OF HOPE CHICAGO CANCER HOSPITAL ZION |
$37.35 | $10.34 | $52.20 | $62.38 | $49.72 | — | — | $62.38 | $62.38 |
| HOPEDALE MEDICAL COMPLEX HOPEDALE |
$37.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GATEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRANITE CITY |
$39.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JAVON BEA HOSPITAL-RIVERSIDE ROCKFORD |
$47.46 | $63.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SAINT MARY OF NAZARETH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$62.00 | $32.28 | $32.28 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $32.28 | — | $33.89 | $62.90 |
| SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL ELGIN |
$62.00 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $22.29 | — | $23.40 | $62.90 |
| HOLY FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER DES PLAINES |
$62.00 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $22.29 | — | $23.40 | $62.90 |
| MERCY MEDICAL CENTER AURORA |
$62.00 | $32.28 | $32.28 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $32.28 | — | $33.89 | $62.90 |
| SAINT MARY HOSPITAL KANKAKEE KANKAKEE |
$62.00 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $22.29 | — | $23.40 | $62.90 |
| RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER CHICAGO |
$62.00 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $22.29 | — | $23.40 | $62.90 |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$62.00 | $32.28 | $32.28 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $32.28 | — | $33.89 | $62.90 |
| SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER JOLIET |
$62.00 | $22.29 | $22.29 | $62.90 | $62.90 | $22.29 | — | $23.40 | $62.90 |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH OLYMPIA FIELDS OLYMPIA FIELDS |
$76.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RIVERSIDE HEALTHCARE KANKAKEE |
$76.93 | $41.00 | $35.00 | $55.80 | $42.80 | $48.00 | — | $65.43 | $66.06 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE MARIANJOY REHABILITATION CENTER WHEATON |
$78.40 | $47.04 | $61.04 | $112 | $56.00 | $67.20 | $89.60 | — | — |
| ENDEAVOR HEALTH SWEDISH HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$81.00 | $63.22 | $19.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL HIGHLAND PARK |
$81.00 | $63.22 | $34.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EVANSTON HOSPITAL EVANSTON |
$81.00 | $63.22 | $34.94 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHESTER |
$92.00 | $44.00 | — | $44.88 | $90.00 | — | — | — | $44.00 |
| JOHN H STROGER JR HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$106 | $148 | $98.15 | $70.00 | $21.53 | — | — | — | — |
| TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL BOND AVE CAHOKIA HEIGHTS |
$108 | $65.00 | $95.00 | $143 | — | $70.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK BOLINGBROOK |
$112 | $63.22 | $75.86 | $63.85 | $65.11 | — | — | $94.83 | $102 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH GLENOAKS GLENDALE HEIGHTS |
$112 | $63.22 | $75.86 | $63.85 | $65.11 | — | — | $94.83 | $102 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH HINSDALE HINSDALE |
$112 | $63.22 | $61.89 | $63.85 | $65.11 | — | — | $94.83 | $102 |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH LA GRANGE LA GRANGE |
$112 | $63.22 | $61.89 | $63.85 | $65.11 | — | — | $94.83 | $102 |
| GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL GIBSON CITY |
$123 | $22.00 | $5.99 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST SUBURBAN MEDICAL CENTER OAK PARK |
$134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF SAINT KATHARINE MEDICAL CENTER DIXON |
$150 | $63.22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OSF HEALTHCARE DIVINE MERCY CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL PEORIA |
$150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$153 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - CHICAGO CHICAGO |
$160 | $63.22 | $19.00 | $45.30 | $67.84 | — | $85.00 | — | $72.70 |
| HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT S MARSHALL AVE MCLEANSBOROR |
$171 | $6.62 | $6.62 | $6.62 | $149 | $76.02 | $162 | — | $6.62 |
| LAWRENCE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAWRENCEVILLE |
$177 | — | — | $83.00 | $75.00 | $64.51 | — | — | — |
| MERCYHEALTH HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER-HARVARD HARVARD |
$181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCATE GOOD SHEPHERD HOSPITAL BARRINGTON |
$185 | $200 | $78.98 | $168 | $192 | — | $296 | $89.78 | $89.78 |
| CGH MEDICAL CENTER STERLING |
$186 | $47.10 | — | $45.00 | $53.00 | $63.16 | $76.00 | — | — |
| JACKSON PARK HOSPITAL CHICAGO |
$188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MASON DISTRICT HOSPITAL HAVANA |
$195 | $182 | $48.80 | $48.80 | $51.24 | $48.80 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION SAINT JOSEPH - CHICAGO N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO |
$197 | $61.92 | $31.35 | $61.92 | — | $61.92 | — | — | $100 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE PALOS HOSPITAL PALOS HEIGHTS |
$200 | $61.28 | $45.60 | $285 | $53.30 | — | $200 | — | — |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE KISHWAUKEE HOSPITAL DEKALB |
$201 | $52.52 | $160 | $144 | $151 | — | $224 | — | — |
| ADVOCATE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - OAK LAWN OAK LAWN |
$212 | $229 | $78.08 | $168 | $221 | — | $340 | $89.78 | $89.78 |
| ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER OAK LAWN |
$212 | $229 | $76.66 | $168 | $221 | — | $340 | $89.78 | $89.78 |
| NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE VALLEY WEST HOSPITAL SANDWICH |
$216 | $78.49 | $58.71 | $155 | $140 | $58.71 | $247 | — | — |
| OSF SAINT LUKE MEDICAL CENTER KEWANEE |
$222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER LIBERTYVILLE |
$222 | $258 | $48.37 | $131 | $227 | — | $356 | $89.78 | $89.78 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 93005, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $178 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 125 Illinois hospitals above publish for Routine electrocardiogram — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 93005 in Illinois, Medicare reimburses about $7.09 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Illinois range from $8.70 to $551 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 32.8x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does routine electrocardiogram cost in Illinois?
- Cash prices for routine electrocardiogram (CPT 93005) in Illinois range from $8.70 to $551, with a median of $232. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest routine electrocardiogram in Illinois?
- The cheapest Illinois hospital published cash price for this procedure is $8.70. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Illinois facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 93005 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.