CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: CHI St Alexius Health

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$747
about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $572–$813
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$548
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $199 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $747 This hospital $548 Cash price $371 Hospital's list price $728

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

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

Cheapest $147 Priciest $565

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $747 (about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate). CHI St Alexius Health charges insurers about $548, or about $371 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bismarck, ND.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $480 - $548 86%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $559 100%
Humanamajor $548 98%
HealthPartners $546 98%
Medica $539 - $548 97%
Sanford Health Plan $949 170%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $576
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 900 E Broadway, Bismarck, ND 58501
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals