Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $118 (about 0.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Saint Mary's charges insurers about $170 — above the fair price. Located in Grand Rapids, 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 $118. 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.
6 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 | $43 - $1,856 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $43 - $534 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $43 - $1,470 | 8% |
| Cignamajor | $43 - $1,354 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $43 - $1,856 | 8% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $488 | 87% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $43 - $125 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $98 - $1,412 | 18% |
| CareSource | $1,213 | 217% |
| Clover Health | $65 - $181 | 12% |
| Dean Health Plan | $89 - $1,355 | 16% |
| GEHA | $74 - $1,411 | 13% |
| Health Net | $43 - $278 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $43 - $216 | 8% |
| MagnaCare | $98 - $288 | 18% |
| Medical Mutual | $98 - $1,166 | 18% |
| Meridian | $43 - $181 | 8% |
| Molina | $43 - $708 | 8% |
| MVP Health Care | $89 - $1,355 | 16% |
| Oscar Health | $89 - $697 | 16% |
| Paramount | $43 - $1,355 | 8% |
| Presbyterian | $43 - $181 | 8% |
| Priority Health | $115 - $1,277 | 21% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $43 - $216 | 8% |
| UniCare | $98 - $1,412 | 18% |
| WellMed | $65 - $181 | 12% |
| WellSense | $43 - $125 | 8% |
| + 429 smaller / regional plans | $43 - $1,856 |
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.
Other Procedures at Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MI hospitals
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $99
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $99
- Trinity Health Livingston Hospital · Howell $99
- Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital · Ann Arbor $99
- Chelsea Hospital · Chelsea $99
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $118
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $124
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $124
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.