CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Carilion Medical Center

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$495

about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $490–$835

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$492

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $495 This hospital $492 Cash price $982 Hospital's list price $2,806

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $492 Priciest $555

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 $495 (about 0.9× the $558 Medicare rate). Carilion Medical Center charges insurers about $492, or about $982 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Roanoke, VA.

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	$183 - $2,294	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$175 - $1,989	31%
Aetnamajor	$183 - $1,863	33%
Cignamajor	$1,891 - $2,020	339%
Humanamajor	$183 - $521	33%
Sentara	$178 - $1,740	32%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,543 - $2,666

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 982), 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 Carilion Medical Center 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 Carilion Medical Center

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