CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$454
about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $185–$595
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$576
Above the fair price
about $122 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $558 Fair price $454 This hospital $576 Cash price $2,756 Hospital's list price $3,445

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $95 Priciest $576

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $454 (about 0.8× the $558 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $576, or about $2,756 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $454. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $327 - $2,093 59%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $576 - $2,498 103%
Aetnamajor $3,100 555%
Cignamajor $2,742 491%
Humanamajor $576 - $3,273 103%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $548 - $1,710 98%
Amerigroup $401 72%
Molina $327 59%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $877 - $2,825
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: 1415 Kincaid Street, Mount Vernon, WA 98274
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals