CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$233

about 0.4× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $91–$969

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$135

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $98 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $233 This hospital $135 Cash price $502 Hospital's list price $502

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $107 Priciest $188

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $233 (about 0.4× the $558 Medicare rate). The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy charges insurers about $135, or about $502 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Malone, NY.

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	$45 - $1,506	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$63 - $1,774	11%
Aetnamajor	$64 - $1,315	11%
Humanamajor	$55 - $489	10%
Fidelis Care	$55 - $489	10%
MagnaCare	$65 - $1,223	12%
MVP Health Care	$55 - $489	10%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$44 - $1,436

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 502), 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 of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy 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 of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy

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