CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: St Lukes Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$561
about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $507–$592
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$570
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $561 This hospital $570 Cash price $3,931 Hospital's list price $4,736

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $98 Priciest $570

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $561 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $570, or about $3,931 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bethlehem, PA.

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 $606 - $1,369 109%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $169 - $2,832 30%
Aetnamajor $573 - $1,653 103%
Cignamajor $1,296 232%
Humanamajor $584 105%
AmeriHealth $169 30%
Geisinger $166 - $1,332 30%
Oscar Health $1,229 220%
UPMC Health Plan $169 - $1,298 30%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $141 - $203

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 801 Ostrum Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals