Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Kern Medical Center
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $273 (about 0.5× the $558 Medicare rate). Kern Medical Center charges insurers about $240, or about $1,672 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bakersfield, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $77 - $2,550 | 14% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $67 - $2,701 | 12% |
| Health Net | $67 - $2,401 | 12% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $65 - $1,951 |
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Other Procedures at Kern Medical Center
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley · Tehachapi $104
- Trinity Hospital · Weaverville $111
- Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $114
- Washington Hospital · Fremont $126
- Adventist Health Howard Memorial · Willits $136
- Orchard Hospital · Gridley $159
- Temecula Valley Hospital · Temecula $177
- Riverside Community Hospital · Riverside $186
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.