EKG / ECG (tracing only) cost in New York

Prices at 90 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $114 — 38% below the US median ($185), roughly 16.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $20 — ★ 2/5 208 min —
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $22 $14 ★ 4/5 155 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $45 $73 ★ 1/5 229 min —
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $59 $8 ★ 2/5 167 min —
Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY $66 $31 — — —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $68 $38 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $68 $75 — 113 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $69 $69 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $70 $74 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $70 $91 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $70 $74 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $70 $72 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $70 $86 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $73 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $70 $84 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $84 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $70 $80 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $70 $80 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $70 $70 ★ 2/5 198 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $72 $75 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $72 $75 ★ 2/5 199 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $72 $96 — 95 min —
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $72 $79 ★ 2/5 109 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $72 $91 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $73 $22 ★ 3/5 219 min —

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 October 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)
$281
Cash / self-pay
$114
Insurer-negotiated
$70
Medicare pays
$7
$69$408
Median cash $114  ·  Medicare $7  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $114 — about 16.3× 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 $281 list price could save about $167 (59%).

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