CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Brown University Health Morton Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$837
about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $585–$978
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$881
About the fair price
about $44 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $837 This hospital $881 Cash price $1,578 Hospital's list price $1,578

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $395 Priciest $881

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $837 (about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate). Brown University Health Morton Hospital charges insurers about $881, or about $1,578 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Taunton, MA.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $663 - $738 119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $834 - $928 149%
Aetnamajor $655 - $1,794 117%
Harvard Pilgrim $1,217 218%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $688 - $950

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 88 Washington Street, Taunton, MA 02780
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals