CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Wakemed, Cary Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$548
about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $548–$646
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$530
About the fair price
about $18 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $548 This hospital $530 Cash price $1,236 Hospital's list price $3,253

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $207 Priciest $530

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $548 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Wakemed, Cary Hospital charges insurers about $530, or about $1,236 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cary, NC.

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✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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 $135 - $1,620 24%
Aetnamajor $530 - $2,212 95%
Cignamajor $956 - $1,659 171%
Ambetter (Centene) $274 - $1,234 49%
AmeriHealth $483 87%
WellCare $483 - $636 87%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $483 - $636
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1900 Kildare Farm Road, Cary, NC 27518
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals