CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Franklin County Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$184

about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $89–$958

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$150

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $34 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $184 This hospital $150 Cash price $200 Hospital's list price $200

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $100 Priciest $327

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 $184 (about 0.3× the $558 Medicare rate). Franklin County Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $150, or about $200 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Meadville, MS.

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✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$64 - $1,466	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$130 - $1,121	23%
Aetnamajor	$138 - $1,294	25%
Ambetter (Centene)	$138 - $1,294	25%
Molina	$56 - $418	10%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$56 - $418

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 200), 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 Franklin County Memorial 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 Franklin County Memorial Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other MS hospitals

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