Electrocardiogram (EKG) cost in Detroit, MI

Prices at 3 hospitals in Detroit, MI, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $194 — 21% above the US median ($161), roughly 23.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI $41 $59 ★ 1/5 170 min 15.3%
Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI $194 ★ 1/5 143 min 15.7%
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI $271

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 July 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)
$259
Cash / self-pay
$194
Insurer-negotiated
$59
Medicare pays
$8
$72$255
Median cash $194  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $194 — about 23.3× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $259 list price could save about $65 (25%).

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Doctors who perform this in Detroit

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Ryan Gindi, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI1,619
Hardik Bhansali, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI1,384
Gayathri Iyer, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI1,356
Waleed Al-Darzi, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI983
Khaled Abdul-Nour, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI953
Mark Lahiri, MDCardiologyDetroit, MI761
Muhammed Obeid, DOCardiologyDetroit, MI648
James Glazier, MDCardiologyDetroit, MI619
Glory ZhuEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI568
Matthew Stapleton, MDEmergency MedicineDetroit, MI551
Mahir Elder, MDInterventional CardiologyDetroit, MI497
Sachin Parikh, M.D.CardiologyDetroit, MI372

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