CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$786

about 1.4× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $613–$979

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$704

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $82 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $786 This hospital $704 Cash price $1,603 Hospital's list price $2,671

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $176 Priciest $704

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $786 (about 1.4× the $558 Medicare rate). University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC charges insurers about $704, or about $1,603 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$699 - $1,583	125%
Aetnamajor	$542	97%
Humanamajor	$731	131%
CareSource	$547 - $704	98%
Oscar Health	$975 - $1,560	175%
UniCare	$596	107%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$553 - $1,024

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 1,603), 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 University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC 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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