CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$596
about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $342–$862
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$559
About the fair price
about $37 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $596 This hospital $559 Cash price $1,367 Hospital's list price $3,418

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $108 Priciest $559

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $596 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice charges insurers about $559, or about $1,367 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Venice, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $567 - $2,567 102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $550 99%
Aetnamajor $567 - $2,734 102%
Ambetter (Centene) $1,486 266%
AmeriHealth $329 59%
AvMed $2,495 447%
Molina $323 58%
Simply Healthcare $299 - $314 54%
WellCare $578 104%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $314 - $1,978
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: 2600 Laurel Road East, North Venice, FL 34275
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals