CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Cox Medical Center Branson

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$550

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $373–$568

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$583

About the fair price

about $33 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $550 This hospital $583 Cash price $456 Hospital's list price $2,008

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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 $583

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $550 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Cox Medical Center Branson charges insurers about $583, or about $456 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Branson, MO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$583	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$592	106%
Humanamajor	$583	104%
Devoted Health	$624	112%
Health Net	$583	104%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$499 - $601

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 456), 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 Cox Medical Center Branson 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 Cox Medical Center Branson

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MO hospitals

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