CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$467
about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $236–$558
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$247
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $220 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $467 This hospital $247 Cash price $491 Hospital's list price $1,276

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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 $247

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $467 (about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $247, or about $491 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 $108 - $735 19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $108 - $2,754 19%
Aetnamajor $182 - $1,254 33%
Cignamajor $185 - $758 33%
Humanamajor $561 100%
Ambetter (Centene) $132 - $600 24%
AmeriHealth $108 - $561 19%
Geisinger $130 - $1,596 23%
UPMC Health Plan $113 - $776 20%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $231 - $1,140
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 81 Hillcrest Drive, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals