CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$673

about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $516–$1,085

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$651

About the fair price

about $22 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $673 This hospital $651 Cash price $1,843 Hospital's list price $2,457

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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 $651

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 $673 (about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital charges insurers about $651, or about $1,843 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jamaica Plain, MA.

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	$638 - $1,928	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$651	117%
Aetnamajor	$1,432	257%
Cignamajor	$1,457	261%
Humanamajor	$651	117%
Molina	$651	117%
Tufts Health Plan	$638	114%
WellSense	$651	117%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$638 - $1,928

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 (about 1,843), 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 Brigham and Women Faulkner 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 Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MA hospitals

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