CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$580

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $476–$643

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$625

About the fair price

about $45 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $580 This hospital $625 Cash price $719 Hospital's list price $1,989

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $223 Priciest $625

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 $580 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $625, or about $719 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

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	$584 - $625	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$596	107%
Aetnamajor	$584 - $1,021	105%
AmeriHealth	$265 - $625	47%
Clover Health	$625	112%
Fidelis Care	$584 - $625	105%
Health Net	$1,890	339%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$625 - $1,790

Excludes 3 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 719), 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 The University 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 The University Hospital

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