CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Boston Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,063
about 1.9× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $395–$1,610
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$995
About the fair price
about $68 under the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $1,063 This hospital $995 Cash price $2,872 Hospital's list price $2,872

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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 $995

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 $1,063 (about 1.9× the $558 Medicare rate). Boston Children's Hospital charges insurers about $995, or about $2,872 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boston, 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 $1,718 - $2,441 308%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,200 - $1,896 215%
Aetnamajor $1,723 - $2,408 309%
Cignamajor $2,441 - $2,592 437%
Humanamajor $2,585 463%
Ambetter (Centene) $1,815 325%
CDPHP $1,407 - $2,441 252%
Harvard Pilgrim $1,460 - $1,941 262%
Tufts Health Plan $1,764 - $1,768 316%
UniCare $789 141%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $1,746 - $2,585
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens