CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$860
about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $425–$967
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$625
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $235 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $860 This hospital $625 Cash price $1,186 Hospital's list price $1,694

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $523 Priciest $625

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 $860 (about 1.5× the $558 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $625, or about $1,186 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ruidoso, 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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $588 105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $594 - $999 106%
Aetnamajor $599 107%
Humanamajor $622 111%
Molina $611 109%
Presbyterian $571 - $949 102%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $628

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 211 Sudderth Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals