CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$635

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $511–$926

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$564

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $71 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $635 This hospital $564 Cash price $1,637 Hospital's list price $3,273

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $492 Priciest $564

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $635 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital charges insurers about $564, or about $1,637 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in South Boston, VA.

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	$564	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$563 - $1,909	101%
Humanamajor	$553	99%
Sentara	$548	98%

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 1,637), 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 Sentara Halifax Regional 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 Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other VA hospitals

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