CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$622
about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $590–$622
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$599
About the fair price
about $23 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $622 This hospital $599 Cash price $1,130 Hospital's list price $7,536

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NM hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $523 Priciest $615

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $622 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $599, or about $1,130 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, NM.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $593 - $4,989 106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $547 - $6,804 98%
Aetnamajor $6,330 1134%
Cignamajor $5,227 - $6,315 936%
Devoted Health $599 107%
Molina $570 - $1,582 102%
Presbyterian $570 - $5,446 102%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans $599 - $7,008
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2430 West Pierce Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals