CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Citizens Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$579

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $231–$894

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$441

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $138 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $579 This hospital $441 Cash price $636 Hospital's list price $908

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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 $441

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 $579 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Citizens Medical Center charges insurers about $441, or about $636 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbia, LA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$441	79%
Aetnamajor	$441	79%
AmeriHealth	$441	79%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$441

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 636), 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 Citizens Medical Center 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 Citizens Medical Center

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other LA hospitals

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