CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: University of Mississippi Med Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$859

about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $533–$958

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$940

About the fair price

about $81 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $859 This hospital $940 Cash price $520 Hospital's list price $1,300

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $100 Priciest $940

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $859 (about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate). University of Mississippi Med Center charges insurers about $940, or about $520 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$508 - $970	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,300	233%
Aetnamajor	$1,105	198%
Cignamajor	$754	135%
Humanamajor	$513	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,243	223%
HealthLink	$1,105	198%
Molina	$430 - $1,061	77%
WellCare	$508	91%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$435 - $1,300

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 520), 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 University of Mississippi Med 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 University of Mississippi Med Center

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