CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Norton Sound Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$583

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $212–$1,527

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$260

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $323 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $583 This hospital $260 Cash price $634 Hospital's list price $1,269

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How this hospital compares to other AK hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 5 other AK hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $244 Priciest $1,242

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 AK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $583 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Norton Sound Regional Hospital charges insurers about $260, or about $634 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nome, AK.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$260 - $1,862	47%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 634), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93306.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Norton Sound Regional Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93306.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Norton Sound Regional Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other AK hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.