CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Ashtabula County Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$498

about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $286–$585

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$237

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $261 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $498 This hospital $237 Cash price $692 Hospital's list price $989

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $176 Priciest $252

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 $498 (about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate). Ashtabula County Medical Center charges insurers about $237, or about $692 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ashtabula, OH.

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	$94 - $1,200	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$176 - $651	32%
Aetnamajor	$103 - $1,168	18%
Cignamajor	$163 - $800	29%
CareSource	$176 - $573	32%
Medical Mutual	$176 - $1,419	32%
Molina	$728	130%
Oscar Health	$237	42%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$151 - $640

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 692), 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 Ashtabula County Medical Center 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 Ashtabula County Medical Center

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other OH hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.