CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Sanford Bemidji Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$559
about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $348–$559
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$554
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $559 This hospital $554 Cash price $2,280 Hospital's list price $2,850

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $131 Priciest $554

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $559 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Sanford Bemidji Medical Center charges insurers about $554, or about $2,280 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bemidji, MN.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $554 - $2,380 99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $398 - $1,950 71%
Aetnamajor $554 - $2,337 99%
Cignamajor $2,565 459%
Health Net $2,565 459%
HealthPartners $554 - $1,995 99%
Medica $2,394 - $2,562 429%
Sanford Health Plan $511 - $1,742 92%
Security Health Plan $1,568 281%
UCare $549 - $2,003 98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $565 - $2,565
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1300 Anne St Nw, Bemidji, MN 56601
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals