CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: T J Samson Community Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$171

about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $141–$430

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$185

About the fair price

about $14 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $171 This hospital $185 Cash price $531 Hospital's list price $818

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 KY hospitals compared.

Cheapest $149 Priciest $220

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $171 (about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate). T J Samson Community Hospital charges insurers about $185, or about $531 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glasgow, KY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,127	202%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$65 - $1,232	12%
Aetnamajor	$185 - $220	33%
Humanamajor	$68 - $556	12%
CareSource	$85 - $833	15%
Devoted Health	$69 - $583	12%
Molina	$67 - $833	12%
WellCare	$65 - $556	12%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$65 - $1,232

Excludes 2 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 531), 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 T J Samson Community 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 T J Samson Community Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other KY hospitals

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