CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Chatuge Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$670

about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $202–$1,420

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$875

Above the fair price

about $205 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $670 This hospital $875 Cash price $827 Hospital's list price $1,654

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $875

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 $670 (about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Chatuge Regional Hospital charges insurers about $875, or about $827 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hiawassee, GA.

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 $670. 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.

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	$364 - $1,239	65%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$579 - $1,200	104%
Aetnamajor	$513 - $1,406	92%
Cignamajor	$579 - $1,158	104%
Humanamajor	$579	104%
Amerigroup	$842	151%
CareSource	$884	158%
WellCare	$867	155%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,158

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 827), 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 Chatuge Regional 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Chatuge Regional Hospital

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