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Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital

19801 Observation Dr, Germantown, MD 20876. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date March 31, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 19, 2026. CPT 93306.

$172
Cash price
$168
Median commercial
$172
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $168 — 88% below the Washington, DC metro median of $1,431. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Blue Cross - FederalCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Wa (Regence)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - WyCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MtCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - KsCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Mo (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NdCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NeCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ny (Excellus)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Ny Highmark WesternCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - Ny Highmark NortheasternCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Kaiser DomesticKaiser $168 negotiated rate
Johns Hopkins Health PlanJohns Hopkins Commercial $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ia (Wellmark)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - IlCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Wi (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - MnCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Il AlternateCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - RiCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - ScCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - TnCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - TxCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Oh (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
CignaCigna $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - NcCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - OkCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Or (Regence)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Independence)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Pa (Capital)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ga (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - FlCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Dc (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - De (Highmark)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Ct (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Co (Anthem)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
Blue Shield - CaCare First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate
AetnaAetna $168 negotiated rate
Blue Cross - Md (Carefirst)Care First Bcbs $168 negotiated rate

49 additional plan rates in the source file not shown here; the full data is in the hospital's file linked above.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) cost at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital without insurance?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $172 for Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), against a gross charge of $172. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at Holy Cross Germantown Hospital?

Holy Cross Germantown Hospital lists 76 commercial plan rates for Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), from $168 (Blue Cross - Federal) to $170 (Tricare East Humana), with a median of $168. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,431.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file Holy Cross Germantown Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date March 31, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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