CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$617

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $551–$867

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$600

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $617 This hospital $600 Cash price $618 Hospital's list price $3,254

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $112 Priciest $600

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $617 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $600, or about $618 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Melrose Park, IL.

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	$1,264 - $1,409	226%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$532 - $2,265	95%
Aetnamajor	$572 - $2,375	102%
Cignamajor	$589 - $1,386	106%
Humanamajor	$585 - $753	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$600	107%
Meridian	$462 - $663	83%
Molina	$462 - $714	83%
Oscar Health	$629	113%
WellCare	$600	107%

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 618), 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 Loyola Gottlieb Memorial 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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