CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Community Memorial Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$595

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $250–$1,323

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$534

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $61 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $595 This hospital $534 Cash price $952 Hospital's list price $1,190

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $107 Priciest $534

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $595 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Community Memorial Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $534, or about $952 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hamilton, NY.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$369 - $566	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$369 - $680	66%
Aetnamajor	$534 - $584	96%
Cignamajor	$534 - $544	96%
Humanamajor	$498 - $534	89%
CDPHP	$550	99%
Fidelis Care	$303 - $369	54%
Medical Mutual	$534	96%
MVP Health Care	$369 - $533	66%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$534 - $550

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 952), 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 Community Memorial Hospital, Inc 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 Community Memorial Hospital, Inc

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