CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Broadlawns Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$341
about 0.6× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $286–$674
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$325
About the fair price
about $16 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $341 This hospital $325 Cash price $325 Hospital's list price $325

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $95 Priciest $325

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $341 (about 0.6× the $558 Medicare rate). Broadlawns Medical Center charges insurers about $325, or about $325 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $153 - $2,440 27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $153 - $2,440 27%
Aetnamajor $153 - $1,168 27%
Cignamajor $122 - $1,952 22%
HealthPartners $122 - $1,952 22%
Medica $122 - $1,952 22%
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: 1801 Hickman Road, Des Moines, IA 50314
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals