CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Saint Anthony Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$651

about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $538–$1,129

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$572

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $79 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $651 This hospital $572 Cash price $577 Hospital's list price $1,922

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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 $572

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 $651 (about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Saint Anthony Hospital charges insurers about $572, or about $577 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chicago, 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	$572 - $1,142	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$572 - $918	102%
Aetnamajor	$572 - $1,477	102%
Cignamajor	$572 - $984	102%
Humanamajor	$572	102%
Health Net	$608 - $679	109%
HealthLink	$1,125 - $1,181	202%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$572

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 577), 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 Saint Anthony 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 Saint Anthony Hospital

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