CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Adventist Health Howard Memorial

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$149
about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $107–$762
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$136
About the fair price
about $13 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $149 This hospital $136 Cash price $241 Hospital's list price $802

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $104 Priciest $186

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $149 (about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate). Adventist Health Howard Memorial charges insurers about $136, or about $241 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Willits, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $59 - $2,418 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $54 - $2,659 10%
Aetnamajor $180 - $2,097 32%
Cignamajor $73 - $2,656 13%
Health Net $101 - $2,562 18%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $76 - $2,656
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Marcela Dr, Willits, CA 95490
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals