Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 2 of 3 other DC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 4 DC 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 $881 (about 1.6× the $558 Medicare rate). Medstar Georgetown University Hospital charges insurers about $747, or about $2,912 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Washington, DC.
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
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 | $646 - $2,711 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $646 - $1,085 | 116% |
| Aetnamajor | $665 - $3,092 | 119% |
| Cignamajor | $2,894 | 518% |
| Humanamajor | $678 | 121% |
| Amerigroup | $1,014 | 182% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,014 | 182% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $678 - $2,599 |
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Other Procedures at Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other DC hospitals
- Medstar Health Physical Therapy · Washington $595
- Medstar Washington Hospital Center · Washington $889
- George Washington Univ Hospital · Washington $1,132
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.