CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$579

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $424–$1,090

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$407

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $172 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $579 This hospital $407 Cash price $2,585 Hospital's list price $4,700

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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 $407

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 $579 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital charges insurers about $407, or about $2,585 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Louis, 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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$190 - $653	34%
Aetnamajor	$547 - $558	98%
Humanamajor	$557	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$553	99%
Oscar Health	$657	118%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$564

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 2,585), 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 Health Saint Louis University Hospital 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 Health Saint Louis University Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MO hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.