CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Kau Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$265

about 0.5× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $144–$634

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$176

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $89 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $265 This hospital $176 Cash price $355 Hospital's list price $591

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How this hospital compares to other HI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 HI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $176 Priciest $646

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $265 (about 0.5× the $558 Medicare rate). Kau Hospital charges insurers about $176, or about $355 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pahala, HI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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	$69 - $216	12%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$83 - $259	15%
Devoted Health	$76 - $237	14%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$69 - $502

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 355), 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 Kau 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.

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Other Procedures at Kau Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other HI hospitals

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