Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: AHS Hospital Corp
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.
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 $509 (about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate). AHS Hospital Corp charges insurers about $599, or about $689 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hackettstown, NJ.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $509. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 - $899 | 34% |
| Aetnamajor | $599 - $1,079 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $599 - $6,823 | 107% |
| Humanamajor | $5,961 | 1068% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $5,123 | 918% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $599 | 107% |
| AmeriHealth | $599 - $6,138 | 107% |
| GEHA | $364 | 65% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $364 | 65% |
| Health Net | $943 - $7,917 | 169% |
| MagnaCare | $4,657 - $7,451 | 834% |
| MVP Health Care | $6,203 | 1111% |
| Oscar Health | $5,961 | 1068% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $6,203 | 1111% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $599 | 107% |
| WellCare | $599 | 107% |
| + 78 smaller / regional plans | $335 - $9,314 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at AHS Hospital Corp
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other NJ hospitals
- St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $223
- Ocean Medical Center · Brick $548
- Cape Regional Medical Center Inc · Cape May Court House $587
- Newton Medical Center · Newton $599
- Community Medical Center · Toms River $599
- Shore Medical Center · Somers Point $599
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset · Somerville $599
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus · Lakewood $599
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.