Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Boston Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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
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 |
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Other Procedures at Boston Children's Hospital
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MA hospitals
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $395
- North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $428
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $569
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $586
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $622
- Emerson Hospital - · W Concord $644
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton $645
- Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The · Northampton $651
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.