Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $99 compared to the $87 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.14× fair market pricing.
Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 $87 (about 0.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $99 — about the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.
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 - $1,720 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $43 - $536 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $67 - $1,750 | 12% |
| Cignamajor | $43 - $1,806 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $43 - $1,702 | 8% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $433 | 78% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $43 - $124 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $1,702 | 305% |
| CareSource | $386 | 69% |
| Clover Health | $67 - $190 | 12% |
| Dean Health Plan | $92 - $1,920 | 16% |
| GEHA | $1,408 - $1,720 | 252% |
| Health Net | $43 - $2,560 | 8% |
| HealthPartners | $43 - $1,989 | 8% |
| MagnaCare | $1,702 | 305% |
| Medical Mutual | $1,702 | 305% |
| Meridian | $43 - $190 | 8% |
| Molina | $43 - $710 | 8% |
| MVP Health Care | $92 - $1,920 | 16% |
| Paramount | $43 - $1,920 | 8% |
| Presbyterian | $43 - $190 | 8% |
| Priority Health | $583 - $648 | 104% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $43 - $1,989 | 8% |
| UniCare | $1,702 | 305% |
| WellMed | $67 - $190 | 12% |
| WellSense | $43 - $124 | 8% |
| + 418 smaller / regional plans | $43 - $2,560 |
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Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
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
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $118
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $124
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $124
- Henry Ford Health Hospital · Detroit $124
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Chelsea Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $117
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $117).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Chelsea Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $87 Fair BaseRate ($558 Medicare)
Your bill ($323) is $236 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($87) and 0.6× the $558 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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