Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $91 (about 0.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $179, or about $621 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Waterloo, IA.
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 $91. 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.
6 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 | $64 - $2,350 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $64 - $558 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $46 - $1,401 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $64 - $1,668 | 11% |
| Humanamajor | $63 - $292 | 11% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $135 - $558 | 24% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $65 - $882 | 12% |
| Clover Health | $64 - $179 | 11% |
| GEHA | $205 - $1,512 | 37% |
| Health Net | $65 - $621 | 12% |
| HealthPartners | $65 - $1,542 | 12% |
| Medica | $1,668 | 299% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,401 | 251% |
| Meridian | $64 - $224 | 11% |
| Molina | $65 - $224 | 12% |
| Oscar Health | $126 - $806 | 23% |
| Paramount | $65 - $224 | 12% |
| Presbyterian | $64 - $224 | 11% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $108 - $315 | 19% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $65 - $224 | 12% |
| UCare | $117 - $348 | 21% |
| WellMed | $64 - $179 | 11% |
| WellSense | $65 - $224 | 12% |
| + 359 smaller / regional plans | $63 - $2,350 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other IA hospitals
- Washington County Hospital and Clinics · Washington $95
- Winnmed · Decorah $97
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond · Belmond $115
- Mercyone Elkader Medical Center · Elkader $118
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $127
- Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $128
- Waverly Health Center · Waverly $130
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids $146
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.