CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Winston Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$585

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $411–$842

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$514

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $71 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $585 This hospital $514 Cash price $674 Hospital's list price $862

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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 $514

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 $585 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Winston Medical Center charges insurers about $514, or about $674 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Louisville, MS.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$384 - $1,028	69%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,512 - $2,057	271%
Cignamajor	$64 - $1,028	11%
Humanamajor	$64 - $505	11%
Molina	$514 - $1,210	92%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$514 - $1,210

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 674), 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 Winston Medical 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 Winston Medical Center

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