CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Trinity Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$259

about 0.5× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $112–$1,251

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$111

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $148 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $259 This hospital $111 Hospital's list price $114

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $259 (about 0.5× the $558 Medicare rate). Trinity Hospital charges insurers about $111 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Weaverville, 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 - $719	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$87 - $714	16%
Aetnamajor	$60 - $451	11%
Cignamajor	$83 - $627	15%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$62 - $836

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93306.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Trinity Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93306.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Trinity Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other CA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.