CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: University of Alabama Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$484
about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $445–$532
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$491
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $484 This hospital $491 Hospital's list price $3,861

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $106 Priciest $491

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $484 (about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate). University of Alabama Hospital charges insurers about $491 — about the fair price. Located in Birmingham, AL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $491 - $3,438 88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $491 88%
Aetnamajor $2,355 - $3,118 422%
Cignamajor $525 - $2,944 94%
Humanamajor $452 - $3,282 81%
Ambetter (Centene) $675 121%
GEHA $3,282 588%
+ 25 smaller / regional plans $259 - $3,475
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 619 South 19Th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - State
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals