CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$713
about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $228–$1,369
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$549
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $164 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $713 This hospital $549 Cash price $1,445 Hospital's list price $2,422

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How this hospital compares to other AK hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 6 AK hospitals compared.

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 $713 (about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate). Providence St Elias Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $549, or about $1,445 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Anchorage, AK.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor $579 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $462 - $706 83%
Aetnamajor $549 - $1,032 98%
Baylor Scott & White $264 - $445 47%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $576

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4800 Cordova St, Anchorage, AK 99503
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: N/A
  • Hospital Type: PART A PROVIDER - HOSPITAL