CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Johnson Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$118
about 0.2× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $75–$269
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$177
Above the fair price
about $59 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $118 This hospital $177 Cash price $592 Hospital's list price $1,100

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other CT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $153 Priciest $223

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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 $118 (about 0.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Johnson Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $177, or about $592 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Stafford Springs, CT.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $118. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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 $45 - $2,363 8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $45 - $982 8%
Aetnamajor $45 - $1,843 8%
Cignamajor $45 - $2,156 8%
Humanamajor $45 - $205 8%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $155 - $982 28%
Ambetter (Centene) $45 - $177 8%
Clover Health $69 - $205 12%
Dean Health Plan $1,961 351%
GEHA $1,475 264%
Harvard Pilgrim $150 - $1,475 27%
Health Net $45 - $410 8%
HealthPartners $45 - $2,156 8%
MagnaCare $2,156 386%
Meridian $45 - $205 8%
Molina $45 - $177 8%
MVP Health Care $1,961 351%
Paramount $45 - $1,961 8%
Presbyterian $45 - $205 8%
Tufts Health Plan $45 - $443 8%
UniCare $112 - $982 20%
WellMed $69 - $205 12%
WellSense $45 - $177 8%
+ 373 smaller / regional plans $45 - $2,156
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 201 Chestnut Hill Road, Stafford Springs, CT 06076
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals