CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Baptist Medical Center East

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$553
about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $549–$670
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$550
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $553 This hospital $550 Cash price $709 Hospital's list price $1,182

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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 $550

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 $553 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Baptist Medical Center East charges insurers about $550, or about $709 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Montgomery, 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 $555 - $1,045 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $504 - $687 90%
Aetnamajor $1,111 199%
Cignamajor $1,132 203%
Humanamajor $530 95%
Ambetter (Centene) $706 126%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $532 - $886
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 Taylor Road, Montgomery, AL 36117
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals