CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Stephens Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$577

about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $141–$1,583

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$409

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $168 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $577 This hospital $409 Cash price $568 Hospital's list price $812

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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 $409

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 $577 (about 1.0× the $558 Medicare rate). Stephens Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $409, or about $568 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Breckenridge, 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	$112 - $2,046	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$250 - $1,719	45%
Aetnamajor	$312 - $1,719	56%
Cignamajor	$958 - $1,525	172%
Humanamajor	$486 - $773	87%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$420

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 568), 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 Stephens Memorial 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 Stephens Memorial Hospital

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