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Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 93306.

$1,866
Cash price
$1,431
Median commercial
$2,870
Gross charge (list)

Median commercial rate here: $1,431 — 1% above the Washington, DC metro median of $1,411. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
TricareTricare $646 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $646 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $652 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $832 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Va Mco $889 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Md Mco $957 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans (+1 same-rate plans) $1,426 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $1,435 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $1,714 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $1,714 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $1,981 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $2,644 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $2,754 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $3,060 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $646 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $665 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $678 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $678 negotiated rate

Medicaid plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
AmerigroupAmerigroup Dc $1,014 negotiated rate
Amerihealth Caritas District Of ColumbiaAmerihealth $1,014 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Dc $1,014 negotiated rate
Medstar Family Choice IncMedstar Family Choice Md $1,378 negotiated rate
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 MedStar Washington Hospital Center without insurance?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's price file lists a discounted cash (self-pay) facility rate of $1,866 for Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), against a gross charge of $2,870. Facility rate only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services bill separately.

What do insurance plans pay for echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 14 commercial plan rates for Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound), from $646 (Tricare) to $3,060 (United Healthcare), with a median of $1,431. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $1,411.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.