CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$379
about 0.7× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $168–$1,398
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$327
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $52 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $379 This hospital $327 Cash price $30 Hospital's list price $912

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other ME hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $189 Priciest $539

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $379 (about 0.7× the $558 Medicare rate). Northern Maine Medical Center charges insurers about $327, or about $30 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Fort Kent, ME.

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 $63 - $1,624 11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $64 - $1,541 11%
Aetnamajor $63 - $1,590 11%
Cignamajor $111 - $1,659 20%
Humanamajor $63 - $940 11%
Harvard Pilgrim $101 - $1,517 18%
WellCare $63 - $940 11%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $63 - $1,624
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Insurance Before you use insurance

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 194 E Main Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals