EKG: how much does Medicare pay?

Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $15.36 in an office (non-facility) setting and $15.36 in a facility setting for 93000. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.

Procedure · Updated Aug 1, 2026

EKG: CPT code and Medicare rate

A recording of the heart's electrical activity. 93000 is the complete service — the tracing plus a physician's interpretation.

Also called: ecg, electrocardiogram, heart tracing, heart trace test.

Usually billed as

93000 Electrocardiogram (ECG), Complete

Office (non-facility): $15.36
Facility: $15.36

National amounts for the Q3 2026 release (July 1 – September 30, 2026), using geographic index values of 1.000. Your local rate differs — open the code page for the locality breakdown.

When one entity records the tracing and a different physician reads it, the service splits into 93005 (recording) and 93010 (interpretation).

Related codes

Codes worth checking before you settle on 93000.

Code	What it covers	Office	Facility
93005	Electrocardiogram, Tracing Only	$7.01	$7.01
93010	Electrocardiogram (ECG), Interpretation Only	$8.35	$8.35

A dash means the code has no national amount in this release — it may be carrier-priced, bundled, or not separately payable. That is never the same as $0.

Common questions

EKG: which code is it?: 93000 — Electrocardiogram (ECG), Complete. A recording of the heart's electrical activity. 93000 is the complete service — the tracing plus a physician's interpretation.
EKG: how much does Medicare pay?: Nationally, the Q3 2026 Physician Fee Schedule pays $15.36 in an office (non-facility) setting and $15.36 in a facility setting for 93000. Your local amount differs — the national figure applies geographic index values of 1.000, and Medicare then pays 80% of the allowed amount after the deductible is met.
EKG: what else affects the billing?: When one entity records the tracing and a different physician reads it, the service splits into 93005 (recording) and 93010 (interpretation).

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