CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Slidell Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$537
about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $460–$664
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$502
About the fair price
about $35 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $537 This hospital $502 Cash price $539 Hospital's list price $3,267

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $129 Priciest $502

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $537 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Slidell Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $502, or about $539 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Slidell, LA.

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 $399 - $1,429 71%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $502 - $1,367 90%
Aetnamajor $399 - $966 71%
Cignamajor $2,457 440%
Humanamajor $399 - $502 71%
AmeriHealth $399 71%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $399 - $1,470
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1001 Gause Blvd, Slidell, LA 70458
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals