CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Newton Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$593

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $371–$682

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$599

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $593 This hospital $599 Cash price $599 Hospital's list price $6,476

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $223 Priciest $599

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $593 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Newton Medical Center charges insurers about $599, or about $599 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newton, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$352 - $364	63%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$190 - $4,397	34%
Aetnamajor	$521 - $1,010	93%
Cignamajor	$599 - $4,744	107%
Humanamajor	$4,145	742%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,562	638%
Ambetter (Centene)	$599	107%
AmeriHealth	$599 - $4,268	107%
GEHA	$364	65%
Harvard Pilgrim	$364	65%
Health Net	$1,010 - $5,505	181%
MagnaCare	$3,238 - $5,181	580%
MVP Health Care	$4,313	773%
Oscar Health	$4,145	742%
Tufts Health Plan	$4,313	773%
UPMC Health Plan	$599	107%
WellCare	$599	107%
+ 79 smaller / regional plans	$207 - $6,476

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

Excludes 24 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 599), 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 Newton 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 Newton Medical Center

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