CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$613

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $558–$824

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$817

Above the fair price

about $204 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $613 This hospital $817 Cash price $1,590 Hospital's list price $1,590

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $99 Priciest $817

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $613 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph charges insurers about $817, or about $1,590 in cash — above the fair price. Located in St Joseph, MI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $613. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$544	97%
Ambetter (Centene)	$817	146%
Priority Health	$1,268	227%

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 1,590), 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 Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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