CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: SSM St Joseph Health Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$583

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $434–$1,266

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$467

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $116 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $583 This hospital $467 Cash price $4,270 Hospital's list price $7,764

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $120 Priciest $467

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MO 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 $583 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). SSM St Joseph Health Center charges insurers about $467, or about $4,270 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Charles, MO.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$555	99%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$165 - $911	30%
Aetnamajor	$547 - $566	98%
Humanamajor	$557	100%
Oscar Health	$657	118%

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 4,270), 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 SSM St Joseph Health Center 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.

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Other Procedures at SSM St Joseph Health Center

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