CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Fostoria Community Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$440
about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $356–$939
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$525
Above the fair price
about $85 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $440 This hospital $525 Cash price $2,327 Hospital's list price $3,580

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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 $525

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH 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 $440 (about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate). Fostoria Community Hospital charges insurers about $525, or about $2,327 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Fostoria, OH.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $440. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $520 - $2,141 93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $181 - $2,390 32%
Aetnamajor $208 - $2,399 37%
AmeriHealth $545 98%
CareSource $286 - $1,486 51%
Medical Mutual $2,023 - $2,152 362%
Meridian $299 54%
Paramount $177 - $1,897 32%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $181 - $2,857
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 501 Van Buren Street, Fostoria, OH 44830
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals