CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Big Bend Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$681
about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $145–$1,664
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$688
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $681 This hospital $688 Cash price $1,431 Hospital's list price $7,153

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $105 Priciest $688

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $681 (about 1.2× the $558 Medicare rate). Big Bend Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $688, or about $1,431 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Alpine, TX.

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 $5,179 - $5,335 928%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $132 - $758 24%
Aetnamajor $6,201 - $6,387 1111%
Cignamajor $5,264 - $5,422 943%
Humanamajor $5,990 - $6,170 1073%
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2600 Highway 118 North, Alpine, TX 79830
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals