CMS Price Transparency Data

Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound)

Facility: Snoqualmie Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 93306 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$612

about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate · typically $229–$1,407

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$274

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $338 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $558 Fair price $612 This hospital $274 Cash price $424 Hospital's list price $731

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other WA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $95 Priciest $563

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

A fair price for a Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) is about $612 (about 1.1× the $558 Medicare rate). Snoqualmie Valley Hospital charges insurers about $274, or about $424 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Snoqualmie, WA.

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	$116 - $1,075	21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$123 - $701	22%
Aetnamajor	$124 - $679	22%
Cignamajor	$236 - $935	42%
Humanamajor	$125 - $497	22%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$185 - $736	33%
Health Net	$265 - $818	47%
Molina	$128 - $589	23%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$116 - $589

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 424), 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 Snoqualmie Valley 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 Snoqualmie Valley Hospital

Compare: Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at other WA hospitals

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