CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: West Carroll Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$714

about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $170–$1,716

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$206

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $508 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $714 This hospital $206 Hospital's list price $375

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $129 Priciest $231

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 $714 (about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate). West Carroll Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $206 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oak Grove, LA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$125	22%
Aetnamajor	$181	32%
Humanamajor	$181	32%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$116 - $375

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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, 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 West Carroll Memorial 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 West Carroll Memorial Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other LA hospitals

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