CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: University of Louisville Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$544

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $470–$869

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$540

About the fair price

about $4 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $544 This hospital $540 Cash price $706 Hospital's list price $2,941

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $149 Priciest $540

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 $544 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). University of Louisville Hospital charges insurers about $540, or about $706 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Louisville, KY.

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	$495 - $1,403	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$494 - $2,941	88%
Aetnamajor	$495	89%
Cignamajor	$514	92%
Humanamajor	$459 - $514	82%
Devoted Health	$540 - $882	97%
UniCare	$540	97%
WellCare	$596 - $676	107%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$483 - $2,941

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 706), 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 University of Louisville 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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