CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: St Jude Childrens Research 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 $260–$678

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$258

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $209 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $467 This hospital $258 Hospital's list price $2,938

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $467 (about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate). St Jude Childrens Research Hospital charges insurers about $258 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Memphis, TN.

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	$74 - $2,115	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$161 - $374	29%
Aetnamajor	$2,204	395%
Cignamajor	$2,644	474%
Humanamajor	$1,910	342%
Molina	$622	111%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$258 - $2,644

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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, 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 St Jude Childrens Research Hospital 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 St Jude Childrens Research Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other TN hospitals

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