CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$720

about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $490–$1,109

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$723

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $720 This hospital $723 Cash price $765 Hospital's list price $2,586

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $122 Priciest $723

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $720 (about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate). CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia charges insurers about $723, or about $765 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ringgold, GA.

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

✓ 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	$641	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$501 - $1,200	90%
Aetnamajor	$490 - $2,327	88%
Cignamajor	$515	92%
Humanamajor	$520 - $539	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$838	150%
Amerigroup	$437 - $546	78%
CareSource	$460 - $575	82%
WellCare	$460 - $575	82%

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 (about 765), 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 CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia 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 CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia

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