Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)
Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $576 compared to the $494 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.17× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other WA hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $494 (about 0.9× 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 $494. 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
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 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Skagit Valley Hospital
Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other WA hospitals
- Skyline Hospital · White Salmon $103
- Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $105
- Pullman Regional Hospital · Pullman $115
- Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $147
- Snoqualmie Valley Hospital · Snoqualmie $274
- Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $552
- Astria Toppenish Hospital · Toppenish $563
- Cascade Valley Hospital · Arlington $631
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Skagit Valley Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,251
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $1,251).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,756) Beats Your Bill
Skagit Valley Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,756 (vs. $576 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $494 Fair BaseRate ($558 Medicare)
Your bill ($3,445) is $2,951 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($494) and 6.2× the $558 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.