Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $650 (about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Penn Presbyterian Medical Center charges insurers about $902, or about $7,909 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.
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 $650. 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.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $193 - $7,909 | 35% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $285 - $7,909 | 51% |
| Aetnamajor | $606 - $7,909 | 109% |
| Cignamajor | $158 - $2,505 | 28% |
| Humanamajor | $589 - $6,327 | 106% |
| Clover Health | $617 | 111% |
| Geisinger | $589 - $1,813 | 106% |
| Health Net | $4,745 | 850% |
| HealthPartners | $342 - $7,909 | 61% |
| Oscar Health | $972 | 174% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $167 - $7,909 | 30% |
| + 38 smaller / regional plans | $126 - $7,909 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other PA hospitals
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $98
- Penn Highlands Connellsville · Connellsville $122
- Pottstown Hospital · Pottstown $137
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · Philadelphia $147
- UPMC Altoona · Altoona $151
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $155
- UPMC Muncy · Muncy $158
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $167
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.