CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$535

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $254–$1,086

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$296

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $239 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $535 This hospital $296 Cash price $683

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $187 Priciest $412

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $535 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery charges insurers about $296, or about $683 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nashville, TN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$296 - $584	53%
Oscar Health	$169	30%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 683), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 93306.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 93306.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other TN hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.