CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Brookings Health System

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$729
about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $269–$970
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$726
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $729 This hospital $726 Cash price $1,193 Hospital's list price $2,386

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

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

Cheapest $140 Priciest $1,700

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $729 (about 1.3× the $558 Medicare rate). Brookings Health System charges insurers about $726, or about $1,193 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Brookings, SD.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $1,976 354%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $726 130%
Humanamajor $2,147 385%
Medica $938 - $1,747 168%
Sanford Health Plan $2,267 406%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $2,147
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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: 300 22Nd Ave, Brookings, SD 57006
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals