EKG / ECG (tracing only) cost in Texas

Prices at 192 hospitals in Texas, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $205 — 13% above the US median ($183), roughly 29.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights Harker Heights, TX $35 $161 ★ 4/5 174 min 16.3%
Hamilton Hospital Olney, TX $44 $49 92 min 15.5%
University Medical Center of El Paso El Paso, TX $56 $58 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.4%
Bsa Hospital Amarillo, TX $57 $397 ★ 2/5 217 min 14.8%
North Runnels Hospital Winters, TX $57 $39 15.1%
Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company Llc Harlingen, TX $58 $59 ★ 2/5 154 min 14.6%
Knapp Medical Center Weslaco, TX $58 $59 ★ 5/5 141 min 14.4%
Mission Regional Medical Center Mission, TX $58 $62 ★ 4/5 151 min 15.2%
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $58 $59 ★ 3/5 133 min 13.7%
Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX $58 $64 ★ 3/5 168 min 14.8%
Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen, TX $58 $59 ★ 4/5 163 min 14.6%
Lillian M Hudspeth Memorial Hospital Sonora, TX $65 $55 124 min
Frio Regional Hospital Pearsall, TX $69 $31 125 min 15.1%
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital Austin, TX $72 $125 14.4%
North Texas Medical Center Gainesville, TX $78 $61 ★ 4/5 121 min 14.9%
Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital Nacogdoches, TX $80 $60 ★ 2/5 178 min 15.4%
Hardeman County Memorial Hospital Quanah, TX $80 $63 97 min
Coleman County Medical Center Company Coleman, TX $83 $69 134 min 15.5%
Sabine County Hospital Hemphill, TX $83 $52 114 min 14.7%
Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa, TX $83 $36 104 min
Muenster Memorial Hospital Muenster, TX $87 $30 103 min
Haskell Memorial Hospital Haskell, TX $90 $22 114 min 14.7%
Tyler County Hospital Woodville, TX $91 $83 130 min 14.9%
Anson General Hospital Anson, TX $95 $57
Kimble Hospital Junction, TX $99 $124 141 min 15.2%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$429
Cash / self-pay
$205
Insurer-negotiated
$161
Medicare pays
$7
$83$1,031
Median cash $205  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $205 — about 29.3× the Medicare rate ($7). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($14).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $429 list price could save about $223 (52%).

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